Montgomery, AL 36115 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Montgomery, 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Montgomery 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 12 weeks of growing season left in Montgomery before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Montgomery's last frost
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 Montgomery compares
At roughly 262 frost-free days, Montgomery places 6,171 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 118 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Montgomery can differ from the 36115 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Montgomery's frost date answer different questions.