Chatom, AL 36529 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Chatom, AL?
Around 03/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 210 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 228 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Chatom 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Chatom before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Chatom's last frost
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chatom compares
About 228 days separate Chatom's last and first frost, putting it 10,871 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 566 of 809.
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