New Brockton, AL 36351 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New Brockton, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/09, about 193 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 260 frost-free days later.
New Brockton 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 New Brockton 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
03/09 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 New Brockton compares
About 260 days separate New Brockton's last and first frost, putting it 6,490 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 146 of 809.
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