Abbeville, AL 36310 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Abbeville, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/13, about 197 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 256 frost-free days later.
Abbeville 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
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Abbeville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/13 isn't a guarantee
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Abbeville compares
Abbeville's growing season runs about 256 days, ranking 6,827 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 161 of 809.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Abbeville can differ from the 36310 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Abbeville's frost date answer different questions.