Frost Dates for 35470 — Livingston, Alabama

Half of springs at Livingston, AL see their last 32°F night by March 20; only one in ten is past it by February 28, and one in ten still has one after April 8. Planting tender crops after March 28 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 2 20%, and after April 8 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 55% of the 115 Alabama stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 9 in half of years, as early as October 26 one year in ten, and holds off past November 28 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 21; 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 234 days in a typical year, longer than at 55% of the 115 Alabama stations; it reaches 258 days one year in ten and falls short of 209 one year in ten. On average 62 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 15 days longer, to about April 4, and return around November 1. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 61%.

July is the warmest month at Livingston, AL, averaging 92°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 57°F and 34°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November 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 86% of years and April still brings one in 23% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,757 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 60% of the 115 Alabama stations. 41% of them (2,348) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 961.

The nearest other station, Demopolis L&D, AL, 15 miles east of Livingston, has a last frost 4 days earlier (March 16), a first frost 5 days later (November 14), a season 7 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 3 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Livingston, AL, 4.1 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 35470 is 4 miles from Livingston, AL, which stands at 128 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 35470 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.