Vicksburg, MS 39181 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Vicksburg, MS?
Around 02/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 182 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/22, about 269 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Vicksburg 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 12 weeks of growing season left in Vicksburg before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/26 isn't a guarantee
02/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Vicksburg compares
At roughly 269 frost-free days, Vicksburg places 5,656 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MS, it ranks 23 of 523.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Vicksburg's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Vicksburg can differ from the 39181 normal.