Five Points, AL 36855 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Five Points, AL?
Around 04/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 217 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 216 frost-free days later.
Five Points sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Five Points 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
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Five Points compares
Five Points's growing season runs about 216 days, ranking 13,936 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 673 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Five Points can differ from the 36855 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Five Points's frost date answer different questions.