Frost Dates for 35462 — Eutaw, Alabama

Half of springs at Gainesville Lock, AL see their last 32°F night by March 19; only one in ten is past it by February 26, and one in ten still has one after April 8. Planting tender crops after March 27 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 31 20%, and after April 8 10%. The 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 70% of the 115 Alabama stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 8 in half of years, as early as October 28 one year in ten, and holds off past November 29 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around November 22; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 24, 15 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 239 days in a typical year, longer than at 62% of the 115 Alabama stations; it reaches 264 days one year in ten and falls short of 213 one year in ten. On average 54 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 14 days longer, to about April 2, and return around November 1. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 99% of winters and 16°F in 53%.

July is the warmest month at Gainesville Lock, AL, averaging 92°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 56°F and 33°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 82% of years and April still brings one in 19% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,661 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 56% of the 115 Alabama stations. 40% of them (2,259) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 972. Precipitation totals 55.2 inches a year, most in February (5.7") and least in September (3.3"); May to September bring 37% of it.

The nearest other station, Aliceville, AL, 18 miles northwest of Eutaw, has a last frost 5 days later (March 24), the same first-frost date, a season 9 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Gainesville Lock, AL, 13.2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 35462 is 13 miles from Gainesville Lock, AL, which stands at 125 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 35462 in zone 8b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.