Moss Point, MS 39562 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Moss Point, MS, ZIP 39562
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/01, roughly 185 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 269 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 Moss Point, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Moss Point has about 13 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.
Why 03/01 isn't a guarantee
03/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Moss Point compares
At roughly 269 frost-free days, Moss Point places 5,666 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MS, it ranks 33 of 523.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Moss Point can differ from the 39562 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Moss Point's frost date answer different questions.