Pearl, MS 39208 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pearl, MS?
Around 03/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 198 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 245 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pearl 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Pearl before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/14 isn't a guarantee
03/14 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. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pearl compares
About 245 days separate Pearl's last and first frost, putting it 7,978 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 176 of 523.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Pearl can differ from the 39208 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Pearl's frost date answer different questions.