Olive Branch, MS 38654 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Olive Branch, MS, ZIP 38654
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/26, about 210 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 227 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 Olive Branch, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Olive Branch 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
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Olive Branch compares
Olive Branch's growing season runs about 227 days, ranking 10,949 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MS, it ranks 397 of 523.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Olive Branch can differ from the 38654 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Olive Branch's frost date answer different questions.