Satartia, MS 39162 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Satartia, MS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/11, about 195 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 246 frost-free days later.
Satartia 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Satartia 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
03/11 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. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Satartia compares
Satartia's growing season runs about 246 days, ranking 7,957 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MS, it ranks 174 of 523.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Satartia's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Satartia can differ from the 39162 normal.