Tupelo, MS 38804 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tupelo, MS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/21, about 205 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 237 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tupelo in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 Tupelo before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/21 isn't a guarantee
03/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tupelo compares
At roughly 237 frost-free days, Tupelo places 9,067 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MS, it ranks 288 of 523.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Tupelo's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Tupelo's dates instead of trusting one.