Frost Dates for 36526 — Daphne, Alabama

Half of springs at Fairhope 3 NE, AL see their last 32°F night by March 15; only one in ten is past it by February 17, and one in ten still has one after April 2. Planting tender crops after March 24 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 28 20%, and after April 2 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 46% of the 115 Alabama stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 19 in half of years, as early as November 2 one year in ten, and holds off past December 10 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around December 3; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 22, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 251 days in a typical year, longer than at 77% of the 115 Alabama stations; it reaches 283 days one year in ten and falls short of 221 one year in ten. On average 30 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 29, and return around November 8. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 90% of winters and 16°F in 22%.

July is the warmest month at Fairhope 3 NE, AL, averaging 89°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 61°F and 39°F. A freezing night is all but certain in January (a 90% chance or more). From May to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 89% of years and March still brings one in 72% of years and April still brings one in 13% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,191 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 79% of the 115 Alabama stations. 41% of them (2,568) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 938.

The nearest other station, Fairhope 2 NE, AL, 5 miles south of Daphne, has a last frost 5 days earlier (March 10), a first frost 2 days earlier (November 17), a season 2 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Fairhope 2 NE, AL, 5.1 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 36526 is 5 miles from Fairhope 3 NE, AL, which stands at 95 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 36526 in zone 9a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 20 to 25°F (-6.7 to -3.9°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.