French Camp, MS 39745 Frost Dates
Frost dates for French Camp, MS, ZIP 39745
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/07, about 222 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 203 frost-free days later.
French Camp sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
Zone 8a around French Camp has about 9 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.
The actual range around French Camp's last frost
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How French Camp compares
French Camp's growing season runs about 203 days, ranking 17,041 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MS, it ranks 518 of 523.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and French Camp's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around French Camp's dates instead of trusting one.