West Point, MS 39754 Frost Dates
Frost dates for West Point, MS, ZIP 39754
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/23, about 207 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 233 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 West Point, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around West Point has about 10 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.
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 West Point compares
West Point's growing season runs about 233 days, ranking 9,873 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MS, it ranks 338 of 523.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in West Point can differ from the 39754 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and West Point's frost date answer different questions.