Brookhaven, MS 39601 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Brookhaven, MS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/17, about 201 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 242 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Brookhaven in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Brookhaven 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
03/17 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. 04/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Brookhaven compares
At roughly 242 frost-free days, Brookhaven places 8,358 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MS, it ranks 232 of 523.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Brookhaven's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Brookhaven can differ from the 39601 normal.