Corinth, MS 38835 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Corinth, MS?
Around 04/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 217 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 213 frost-free days later.
Corinth sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Corinth before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/02 isn't a guarantee
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Corinth compares
At roughly 213 frost-free days, Corinth places 14,466 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MS, it ranks 482 of 523.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Corinth's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Corinth's dates instead of trusting one.