Weaver, AL 36202 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Weaver, AL?
Around 03/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 207 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 231 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Weaver, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Weaver 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
03/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Weaver compares
About 231 days separate Weaver's last and first frost, putting it 10,194 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 472 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Weaver can differ from the 36202 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Weaver's frost date answer different questions.