Moorhead, MS 38761 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Moorhead, MS, ZIP 38761
Around 03/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 192 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 255 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Moorhead 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 Moorhead has about 12 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 03/08 isn't a guarantee
03/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Moorhead compares
About 255 days separate Moorhead's last and first frost, putting it 6,948 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 95 of 523.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Moorhead's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Moorhead's dates instead of trusting one.