Frost Dates for 36360 — Ozark, Alabama

Half of springs at Dothan Regional Airport, AL see their last 32°F night by March 1; only one in ten is past it by February 3, and one in ten still has one after March 21. Planting tender crops after March 10 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 14 20%, and after March 21 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 24 in half of years, as early as November 7 one year in ten, and holds off past December 24 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 22 days later, around December 16; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 11, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 270 days in a typical year, longer than at 94% of the 115 Alabama stations; it reaches 303 days one year in ten and falls short of 240 one year in ten. On average 21 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 March 15, and return around November 12. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 81% of winters and 16°F in 11%.

July is the warmest month at Dothan Regional Airport, AL, averaging 93°F by day and 73°F at night; January is the coldest at 62°F and 40°F. A freezing night is all but certain in January (a 90% chance or more). From April to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 84% of years and March still brings one in 51% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,792 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 96% of the 115 Alabama stations. 43% of them (2,902) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,023. Precipitation totals 54.0 inches a year, most in August (6.2") and least in October (2.7"); May to September bring 44% of it.

The nearest other station, Headland, AL, 18 miles east of Ozark, has a last frost 4 days later (March 5), the same first-frost date, a season 6 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Headland, AL, 18 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 36360 is 14 miles from Dothan Regional Airport, AL, which stands at 370 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 6 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 36301 (Dothan). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 36360 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.