Gurley, AL 35896 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Gurley, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/04, roughly 219 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 210 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gurley 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Gurley before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Gurley's last frost
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 Gurley compares
About 210 days separate Gurley's last and first frost, putting it 15,070 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 740 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Gurley's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Gurley's dates instead of trusting one.