Bridgeport, AL 35740 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bridgeport, AL?
Around 04/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 222 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 208 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bridgeport in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Bridgeport before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bridgeport compares
About 208 days separate Bridgeport's last and first frost, putting it 15,645 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 769 of 809.
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