Petrey, AL 36065 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Petrey, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/18, about 202 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 236 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Petrey 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
About 11 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Petrey compares
About 236 days separate Petrey's last and first frost, putting it 9,528 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 424 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Petrey's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Petrey can differ from the 36065 normal.