Petrey, AL 36036 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Petrey, AL?
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 220 frost-free days later.
Petrey sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Petrey before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Petrey's last frost
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Petrey compares
Petrey's growing season runs about 220 days, ranking 12,912 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 652 of 809.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Petrey can differ from the 36036 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Petrey's frost date answer different questions.