Ider, AL 35966 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ider, AL, ZIP 35966
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 Ider 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
Zone 7b around Ider has about 9 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
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 Ider compares
About 208 days separate Ider's last and first frost, putting it 15,700 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 772 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Ider's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Ider can differ from the 35966 normal.