Tutwiler, MS 38768 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tutwiler, MS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/16, about 200 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 243 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tutwiler 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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Tutwiler before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Tutwiler's last frost
03/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tutwiler compares
Tutwiler's growing season runs about 243 days, ranking 8,309 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MS, it ranks 220 of 523.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Tutwiler can differ from the 38768 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Tutwiler's frost date answer different questions.