New Houlka, MS 38877 Frost Dates
Frost dates for New Houlka, MS, ZIP 38877
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/28, roughly 212 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 220 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts New Houlka 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
Zone 8a around New Houlka has about 9 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
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Houlka compares
About 220 days separate New Houlka's last and first frost, putting it 12,872 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 453 of 523.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around New Houlka's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in New Houlka can differ from the 38877 normal.