Frost Dates for 36027 — Eufaula, Alabama

Half of springs at Weedon Field Airport, AL see their last 32°F night by March 13; only one in ten is past it by February 20, and one in ten still has one after April 1. Planting tender crops after March 20 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 25 20%, and after April 1 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 17 in half of years, as early as November 2 one year in ten, and holds off past December 8 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 15 days later, around December 2; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 19, 13 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 277 days one year in ten and falls short of 222 one year in ten. On average 42 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 March 28, and return around November 5. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 94% of winters and 16°F in 30%.

July is the warmest month at Weedon Field Airport, AL, averaging 94°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 61°F and 37°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 74% of years and April still brings one in 10% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,502 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 88% of the 115 Alabama stations. 42% of them (2,705) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,009.

The nearest other station, Georgetown 4 E, GA, 8 miles east of Eufaula and 205 feet higher, has a last frost 2 days later (March 15), a first frost 1 day later (November 18).

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Eufaula Wildlife Ref, AL, 10.5 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 36027 is 6 miles from Weedon Field Airport, AL, which stands at 285 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 36027 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.