Camden, AL 36723 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Camden, AL?
Around 03/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 202 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 241 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Camden, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Camden before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/18 isn't a guarantee
03/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Camden compares
At roughly 241 frost-free days, Camden places 8,579 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 276 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Camden can differ from the 36723 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Camden's frost date answer different questions.