Terry, MS 39170 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Terry, MS?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/11, roughly 195 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/16, about 250 frost-free days later.
Terry 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 Terry 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 02/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Terry compares
About 250 days separate Terry's last and first frost, putting it 7,549 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 140 of 523.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Terry's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Terry's dates instead of trusting one.