Loxley, AL 36551 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Loxley, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/05, roughly 189 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/23, about 264 frost-free days later.
Loxley sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 Loxley before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/05 isn't a guarantee
03/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Loxley compares
At roughly 264 frost-free days, Loxley places 6,061 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 99 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Loxley's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Loxley can differ from the 36551 normal.