Raymond, MS 39282 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Raymond, MS?
Around 03/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 200 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 236 frost-free days later.
Raymond 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Raymond 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
03/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Raymond compares
At roughly 236 frost-free days, Raymond places 9,445 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MS, it ranks 312 of 523.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Raymond's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Raymond can differ from the 39282 normal.