Mentone, AL 35984 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Mentone, AL, ZIP 35984
Around 04/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 223 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 202 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Mentone, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Mentone 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.
Why 04/08 isn't a guarantee
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mentone compares
About 202 days separate Mentone's last and first frost, putting it 17,347 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 802 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Mentone's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Mentone's dates instead of trusting one.