Pine Apple, AL 36030 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Pine Apple, AL, ZIP 36030
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/08, roughly 192 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 256 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pine Apple 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
Zone 8b around Pine Apple has about 12 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pine Apple compares
Pine Apple's growing season runs about 256 days, ranking 6,853 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 163 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Pine Apple can differ from the 36030 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Pine Apple's frost date answer different questions.