Phenix City, AL 36851 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Phenix City, AL, ZIP 36851
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/26, about 210 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 228 frost-free days later.
Phenix City 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
Zone 8b around Phenix City has about 10 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.
Why 03/26 isn't a guarantee
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Phenix City compares
About 228 days separate Phenix City's last and first frost, putting it 10,716 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 545 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Phenix City's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Phenix City's dates instead of trusting one.