Byhalia, MS 38661 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Byhalia, MS?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/06, roughly 221 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 206 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Byhalia in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Byhalia 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
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Byhalia compares
About 206 days separate Byhalia's last and first frost, putting it 16,056 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 503 of 523.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Byhalia's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Byhalia can differ from the 38661 normal.