Anderson, AL 35610 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Anderson, AL, ZIP 35610
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/29, about 213 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 219 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 Anderson, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Anderson 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.
The actual range around Anderson's last frost
03/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Anderson compares
Anderson's growing season runs about 219 days, ranking 13,110 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 657 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Anderson can differ from the 35610 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Anderson's frost date answer different questions.