Wetumpka, AL 36093 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wetumpka, AL, ZIP 36093
Around 03/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 209 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 228 frost-free days later.
Wetumpka 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
Zone 8b around Wetumpka 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 Wetumpka compares
At roughly 228 frost-free days, Wetumpka places 10,792 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 556 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Wetumpka can differ from the 36093 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Wetumpka's frost date answer different questions.