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Deatsville, AL 36080 Frost Dates

Deatsville, AL: when does the frost end?

Zone 8b

Around 03/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 209 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/11, roughly 230 days after the last spring frost.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Deatsville in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.

Stretching the season past the first frost

With roughly 11 weeks until Deatsville's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.

Why 03/25 isn't a guarantee

03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/04 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/13 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.

Deatsville against the rest of the dataset

Deatsville's growing season runs about 230 days, ranking 10,426 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 504 of 809.

Learn more

Before leaning on 36080's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Deatsville's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Deatsville can differ from the 36080 normal.