Smiths Station, AL 36870 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Smiths Station, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/05, about 189 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/23, about 265 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 Smiths Station, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Smiths Station before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/05 isn't a guarantee
03/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Smiths Station compares
Smiths Station's growing season runs about 265 days, ranking 5,981 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 89 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Smiths Station's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Smiths Station can differ from the 36870 normal.