Frost Dates for 35555 — Fayette, Alabama

Half of springs at Fayette, AL see their last 32°F night by March 20; only one in ten is past it by February 27, and one in ten still has one after April 9. Planting tender crops after March 29 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 2 20%, and after April 9 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 9 in half of years, as early as October 27 one year in ten, and holds off past November 30 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 13 days later, around November 22; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 24, 16 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 261 days one year in ten and falls short of 207 one year in ten. On average 69 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 October 31. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 99% of winters and 16°F in 55%.

July is the warmest month at Fayette, AL, averaging 92°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 55°F and 34°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 83% of years and April still brings one in 23% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,555 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 50% of the 115 Alabama stations. 40% of them (2,236) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 969. Precipitation totals 57.0 inches a year, most in April (5.8") and least in September (3.3"); May to September bring 38% of it.

The nearest other station, Winfield 2 SW, AL, 16 miles north of Fayette and 163 feet higher, has a last frost 15 days later (April 4), a first frost 8 days earlier (November 1), a season 23 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 5 of 23 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Fayette, AL, 2.1 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 35555 is 2 miles from Fayette, AL, which stands at 357 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 35555 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.