Autaugaville, AL 36008 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Autaugaville, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/13, about 197 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 244 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 Autaugaville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Autaugaville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/13 isn't a guarantee
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Autaugaville compares
At roughly 244 frost-free days, Autaugaville places 8,258 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 255 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Autaugaville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Autaugaville can differ from the 36008 normal.