Frisco City, AL 36457 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Frisco City, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/28, about 184 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/27, about 270 frost-free days later.
Frisco City 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 13 weeks of growing season left in Frisco City 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
02/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Frisco City compares
At roughly 270 frost-free days, Frisco City places 5,608 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 50 of 809.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Frisco City can differ from the 36457 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Frisco City's frost date answer different questions.