Aberdeen, MS 39756 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Aberdeen, MS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/29, about 213 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 223 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Aberdeen in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Aberdeen 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
03/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Aberdeen compares
At roughly 223 frost-free days, Aberdeen places 12,063 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MS, it ranks 415 of 523.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Aberdeen's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Aberdeen's dates instead of trusting one.