Mendenhall, MS 39114 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mendenhall, MS?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/10, roughly 194 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/16, about 252 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mendenhall 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Mendenhall 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
03/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mendenhall compares
Mendenhall's growing season runs about 252 days, ranking 7,240 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MS, it ranks 124 of 523.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Mendenhall can differ from the 39114 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Mendenhall's frost date answer different questions.