Arcola, MS 38782 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Arcola, MS, ZIP 38782
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/13, about 197 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 247 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Arcola, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Arcola 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 03/13 isn't a guarantee
03/13 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. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Arcola compares
About 247 days separate Arcola's last and first frost, putting it 7,889 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 165 of 523.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Arcola can differ from the 38782 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Arcola's frost date answer different questions.