Grenada, MS 38960 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Grenada, MS?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/28, roughly 212 days out. 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
Grenada's growing season runs about 222 days, ranking 12,236 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MS, it ranks 429 of 523.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Grenada's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Grenada's dates instead of trusting one.