Artesia, MS 39753 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Artesia, MS?
Around 03/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 207 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 233 frost-free days later.
Artesia 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Artesia 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
03/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Artesia compares
About 233 days separate Artesia's last and first frost, putting it 9,976 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MS, it ranks 357 of 523.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Artesia's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Artesia's dates instead of trusting one.