Lowndesboro, AL 36752 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lowndesboro, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/13, about 197 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 244 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 Lowndesboro, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Lowndesboro before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lowndesboro compares
About 244 days separate Lowndesboro's last and first frost, putting it 8,271 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 260 of 809.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Lowndesboro can differ from the 36752 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Lowndesboro's frost date answer different questions.