Vardaman, MS 38878 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Vardaman, MS, ZIP 38878
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/28, about 212 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 223 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Vardaman 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 Vardaman has about 10 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 03/28 isn't a guarantee
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. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Vardaman compares
At roughly 223 frost-free days, Vardaman places 12,099 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MS, it ranks 420 of 523.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Vardaman's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Vardaman can differ from the 38878 normal.