Pass Christian, MS 39571 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pass Christian, MS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/21, about 177 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/03, about 287 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pass Christian in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 14 weeks of growing season left in Pass Christian before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Pass Christian's last frost
02/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pass Christian compares
At roughly 287 frost-free days, Pass Christian places 4,600 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MS, it ranks 21 of 523.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Pass Christian's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Pass Christian can differ from the 39571 normal.