Vicksburg, MS 39183 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Vicksburg, MS, ZIP 39183
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.
Vicksburg 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 Vicksburg has about 12 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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
About 269 days separate Vicksburg's last and first frost, putting it 5,658 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 25 of 523.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Vicksburg can differ from the 39183 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Vicksburg's frost date answer different questions.