New Augusta, MS 39425 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New Augusta, MS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/14, about 198 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/18, about 249 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for New Augusta, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in New Augusta 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
03/14 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. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Augusta compares
About 249 days separate New Augusta's last and first frost, putting it 7,653 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 144 of 523.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and New Augusta's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around New Augusta's dates instead of trusting one.