Benoit, MS 38772 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Benoit, MS, ZIP 38772
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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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
Benoit's growing season runs about 247 days, ranking 7,882 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MS, it ranks 162 of 523.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Benoit's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Benoit's dates instead of trusting one.