Union Springs, AL 36039 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Union Springs, AL, ZIP 36039
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/25, about 209 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 228 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 Union Springs, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Union Springs has about 10 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.
Why 03/25 isn't a guarantee
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/03 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 Union Springs compares
Union Springs's growing season runs about 228 days, ranking 10,844 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 562 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Union Springs's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Union Springs can differ from the 36039 normal.