Yazoo City, MS 39039 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Yazoo City, MS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/04, about 188 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 267 frost-free days later.
Yazoo City sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Yazoo City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/04 isn't a guarantee
03/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Yazoo City compares
At roughly 267 frost-free days, Yazoo City places 5,844 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MS, it ranks 36 of 523.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Yazoo City can differ from the 39039 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Yazoo City's frost date answer different questions.