Grenada, MS 38902 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Grenada, MS?
Around 03/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 212 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 222 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Grenada 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 Grenada before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Grenada's last frost
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Grenada compares
At roughly 222 frost-free days, Grenada places 12,234 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MS, it ranks 427 of 523.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Grenada can differ from the 38902 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Grenada's frost date answer different questions.