Eufaula, AL 36027 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Eufaula, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/13, roughly 197 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 250 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 Eufaula, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Eufaula 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. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eufaula compares
Eufaula's growing season runs about 250 days, ranking 7,504 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 204 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Eufaula can differ from the 36027 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Eufaula's frost date answer different questions.