Coldwater, MS 38602 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Coldwater, MS, ZIP 38602
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/20, about 204 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 229 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 Coldwater, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Coldwater 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Coldwater compares
Coldwater's growing season runs about 229 days, ranking 10,622 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MS, it ranks 385 of 523.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Coldwater's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Coldwater can differ from the 38602 normal.