Clinton, MS 39056 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Clinton, MS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/06, about 190 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 258 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clinton in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 12 weeks of growing season left in Clinton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Clinton's last frost
03/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clinton compares
At roughly 258 frost-free days, Clinton places 6,630 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MS, it ranks 80 of 523.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Clinton's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Clinton's dates instead of trusting one.