Brandon, MS 39042 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Brandon, MS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/14, about 198 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 245 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Brandon, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Brandon before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Brandon compares
Brandon's growing season runs about 245 days, ranking 7,980 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MS, it ranks 178 of 523.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Brandon's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Brandon's dates instead of trusting one.