Arcola, MS 38704 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Arcola, MS?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/13, roughly 197 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 247 frost-free days later.
Arcola 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 Arcola before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/13 isn't a guarantee
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Arcola compares
About 247 days separate Arcola's last and first frost, putting it 7,887 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 163 of 523.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Arcola's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Arcola can differ from the 38704 normal.