Chickasaw, AL 36611 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Chickasaw, AL, ZIP 36611
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/21, about 177 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/06, about 292 frost-free days later.
Chickasaw 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
Zone 9a around Chickasaw has about 14 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
02/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chickasaw compares
Chickasaw's growing season runs about 292 days, ranking 4,353 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 19 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Chickasaw can differ from the 36611 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Chickasaw's frost date answer different questions.