La Fayette, AL 36862 Frost Dates
When can you plant in La Fayette, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/09, about 224 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 204 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 La Fayette, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in La Fayette 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
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How La Fayette compares
About 204 days separate La Fayette's last and first frost, putting it 16,617 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 793 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around La Fayette's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in La Fayette can differ from the 36862 normal.