Pittsboro, MS 38951 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Pittsboro, MS, ZIP 38951
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 Pittsboro 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 Pittsboro 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 Pittsboro compares
About 223 days separate Pittsboro's last and first frost, putting it 12,157 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 421 of 523.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Pittsboro can differ from the 38951 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Pittsboro's frost date answer different questions.