Millport, AL 35576 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Millport, AL, ZIP 35576
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/29, roughly 213 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 222 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Millport in Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Millport has about 10 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 03/29 isn't a guarantee
03/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Millport compares
About 222 days separate Millport's last and first frost, putting it 12,290 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 614 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Millport's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Millport can differ from the 35576 normal.