Maplesville, AL 36750 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Maplesville, AL?
Around 03/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 205 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 235 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 Maplesville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Maplesville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/21 isn't a guarantee
03/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Maplesville compares
About 235 days separate Maplesville's last and first frost, putting it 9,640 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 431 of 809.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Maplesville can differ from the 36750 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Maplesville's frost date answer different questions.