Mayersville, MS 39113 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mayersville, MS?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/05, roughly 189 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 261 frost-free days later.
Mayersville 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 12 weeks of growing season left in Mayersville 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
03/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mayersville compares
About 261 days separate Mayersville's last and first frost, putting it 6,446 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 63 of 523.
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