Pike Road, AL 36064 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pike Road, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/04, about 188 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/18, about 262 frost-free days later.
Pike Road 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 12 weeks of growing season left in Pike Road 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 02/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pike Road compares
About 262 days separate Pike Road's last and first frost, putting it 6,208 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 123 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Pike Road's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pike Road's dates instead of trusting one.