Goldville, AL 36255 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Goldville, AL?
Around 04/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 219 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 211 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Goldville in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Goldville 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
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Goldville compares
Goldville's growing season runs about 211 days, ranking 14,914 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 712 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Goldville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Goldville can differ from the 36255 normal.