Lisman, AL 36912 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lisman, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/18, roughly 202 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 236 frost-free days later.
Lisman 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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Lisman 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
03/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lisman compares
At roughly 236 frost-free days, Lisman places 9,515 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 423 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Lisman's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Lisman's dates instead of trusting one.