Pascagoula, MS 39581 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pascagoula, MS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/08, about 192 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 256 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 Pascagoula, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Pascagoula 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
03/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pascagoula compares
About 256 days separate Pascagoula's last and first frost, putting it 6,800 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 88 of 523.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Pascagoula's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pascagoula's dates instead of trusting one.