Vina, AL 35593 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Vina, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/11, roughly 226 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 198 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Vina, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Vina before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/11 isn't a guarantee
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Vina compares
At roughly 198 frost-free days, Vina places 18,526 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 808 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Vina's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Vina's dates instead of trusting one.