Citronelle, AL 36584 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Citronelle, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/26, roughly 210 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 228 frost-free days later.
Citronelle 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Citronelle before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Citronelle'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 Citronelle compares
Citronelle's growing season runs about 228 days, ranking 10,811 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 560 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Citronelle's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Citronelle's dates instead of trusting one.