North Courtland, AL 35618 Frost Dates
Frost dates for North Courtland, AL, ZIP 35618
Around 03/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 212 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 221 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts North Courtland 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 North Courtland 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How North Courtland compares
At roughly 221 frost-free days, North Courtland places 12,571 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 620 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in North Courtland can differ from the 35618 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and North Courtland's frost date answer different questions.