Eclectic, AL 36026 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Eclectic, AL?
Around 03/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 209 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 230 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 Eclectic, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Eclectic 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
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eclectic compares
At roughly 230 frost-free days, Eclectic places 10,435 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 508 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Eclectic's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Eclectic's dates instead of trusting one.