Athens, AL 35613 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Athens, AL, ZIP 35613
Around 03/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 204 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 238 frost-free days later.
Athens sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Athens has about 11 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 03/20 isn't a guarantee
03/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Athens compares
About 238 days separate Athens's last and first frost, putting it 8,934 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 341 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Athens can differ from the 35613 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Athens's frost date answer different questions.