Drew, MS 38737 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Drew, MS, ZIP 38737
Around 03/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 199 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 241 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Drew 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 Drew 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/15 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. 04/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Drew compares
Drew's growing season runs about 241 days, ranking 8,582 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MS, it ranks 247 of 523.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Drew's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Drew can differ from the 38737 normal.