Frost Dates for 35466 — Gordo, Alabama

Half of springs at Tuscaloosa Acfd, AL see their last 32°F night by March 12; only one in ten is past it by February 22, and one in ten still has one after April 2. Planting tender crops after March 21 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 26 20%, and after April 2 10%. The 21 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 88% of the 115 Alabama stations behind this site's ZIP pages, so a fixed calendar date is a gamble here.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 15 in half of years, as early as November 2 one year in ten, and holds off past December 4 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 16 days later, around December 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 18, 15 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 250 days in a typical year, longer than at 76% of the 115 Alabama stations; it reaches 276 days one year in ten and falls short of 223 one year in ten. On average 40 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 16 days longer, to about March 28, and return around November 4. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 98% of winters and 16°F in 46%.

July is the warmest month at Tuscaloosa Acfd, AL, averaging 94°F by day and 73°F at night; January is the coldest at 57°F and 36°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 72% of years and April still brings one in 11% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,349 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 83% of the 115 Alabama stations. 41% of them (2,629) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,034. Precipitation totals 57.8 inches a year, most in January (5.9") and least in September (3.7"); May to September bring 37% of it.

The nearest other station, Northport 2 S, AL, 18 miles east of Gordo, has a last frost 6 days later (March 18), a first frost 5 days earlier (November 10), a season 11 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 16 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Tuscaloosa Acfd, AL, 16.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 35466 is 17 miles from Tuscaloosa Acfd, AL, which stands at 169 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 35466 in zone 8a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 10 to 15°F (-12.2 to -9.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.