Benoit, MS 38725 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Benoit, MS, ZIP 38725
Around 03/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 196 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 247 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Benoit in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 8b around Benoit has about 11 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 03/12 isn't a guarantee
03/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Benoit compares
About 247 days separate Benoit's last and first frost, putting it 7,881 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 161 of 523.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Benoit's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Benoit can differ from the 38725 normal.