Scottsboro, AL 35768 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Scottsboro, AL?
Around 04/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 219 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 209 frost-free days later.
Scottsboro sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Scottsboro before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/04 isn't a guarantee
04/04 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. 04/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Scottsboro compares
About 209 days separate Scottsboro's last and first frost, putting it 15,171 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 755 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Scottsboro's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Scottsboro can differ from the 35768 normal.