Ardmore, AL 35773 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ardmore, AL, ZIP 35773
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/30, about 214 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 223 frost-free days later.
Ardmore 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
Zone 7b around Ardmore 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
03/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ardmore compares
At roughly 223 frost-free days, Ardmore places 12,084 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 608 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Ardmore can differ from the 35773 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Ardmore's frost date answer different questions.