Fort Deposit, AL 36042 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fort Deposit, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/04, roughly 188 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/26, about 265 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 Fort Deposit, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Fort Deposit before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/04 isn't a guarantee
03/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fort Deposit compares
About 265 days separate Fort Deposit's last and first frost, putting it 5,998 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 91 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Fort Deposit's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Fort Deposit can differ from the 36042 normal.