Auburn, AL 36849 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Auburn, AL, ZIP 36849
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/13, about 197 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 246 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 Auburn, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Auburn has about 12 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
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 7,905 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 232 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Auburn can differ from the 36849 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Auburn's frost date answer different questions.