Auburn, AL 36803 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Auburn, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/13, roughly 197 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 246 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 Auburn, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Auburn 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 02/21 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 Auburn compares
Auburn's growing season runs about 246 days, ranking 7,902 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 229 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Auburn's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Auburn's dates instead of trusting one.