Gautier, MS 39595 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Gautier, MS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/01, about 185 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 269 frost-free days later.
Gautier sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 13 weeks of growing season left in Gautier 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
03/01 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 Gautier compares
About 269 days separate Gautier's last and first frost, putting it 5,664 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 31 of 523.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Gautier can differ from the 39595 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Gautier's frost date answer different questions.