Coosada, AL 36020 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Coosada, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/13, roughly 197 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 244 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Coosada in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Coosada before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Coosada compares
About 244 days separate Coosada's last and first frost, putting it 8,241 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 254 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Coosada's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Coosada's dates instead of trusting one.