Myrtlewood, AL 36763 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Myrtlewood, AL?
Around 03/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 200 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 241 frost-free days later.
Myrtlewood 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Myrtlewood before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Myrtlewood's last frost
03/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Myrtlewood compares
Myrtlewood's growing season runs about 241 days, ranking 8,656 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 288 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Myrtlewood's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Myrtlewood can differ from the 36763 normal.