Raymond, MS 39154 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Raymond, MS, ZIP 39154
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/16, about 200 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 236 frost-free days later.
Raymond 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
Zone 8b around Raymond has about 10 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 03/16 isn't a guarantee
03/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Raymond compares
About 236 days separate Raymond's last and first frost, putting it 9,435 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 302 of 523.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Raymond can differ from the 39154 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Raymond's frost date answer different questions.