Enterprise, AL 36331 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Enterprise, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/09, roughly 193 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 260 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Enterprise 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 Enterprise before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/09 isn't a guarantee
03/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Enterprise compares
Enterprise's growing season runs about 260 days, ranking 6,470 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 142 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Enterprise's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Enterprise can differ from the 36331 normal.