Taylor, MS 38673 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Taylor, MS, ZIP 38673
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/03, about 218 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 210 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Taylor in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
Zone 8a around Taylor has about 9 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.
Why 04/03 isn't a guarantee
04/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Taylor compares
At roughly 210 frost-free days, Taylor places 15,098 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MS, it ranks 500 of 523.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Taylor can differ from the 38673 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Taylor's frost date answer different questions.