Bassfield, MS 39427 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bassfield, MS?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/12, roughly 196 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 242 frost-free days later.
Bassfield 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Bassfield 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
03/12 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. 04/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bassfield compares
About 242 days separate Bassfield's last and first frost, putting it 8,412 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 243 of 523.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bassfield's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bassfield can differ from the 39427 normal.