Selma, AL 36703 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Selma, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/08, about 192 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/18, about 254 frost-free days later.
Selma 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 12 weeks of growing season left in Selma before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Selma's last frost
03/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Selma compares
Selma's growing season runs about 254 days, ranking 7,008 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 174 of 809.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Selma can differ from the 36703 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Selma's frost date answer different questions.