Baldwyn, MS 38824 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Baldwyn, MS?
Around 04/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 216 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 216 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Baldwyn 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Baldwyn before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Baldwyn compares
About 216 days separate Baldwyn's last and first frost, putting it 13,790 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 477 of 523.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Baldwyn can differ from the 38824 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Baldwyn's frost date answer different questions.