Frost Dates for 36726 — Camden, Alabama

Half of springs at Camden 3 NW, AL see their last 32°F night by March 18; only one in ten is past it by February 25, and one in ten still has one after April 5. Planting tender crops after March 25 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 31 20%, and after April 5 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 11 in half of years, as early as October 30 one year in ten, and holds off past December 2 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around November 22; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 23, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 241 days in a typical year, longer than at 67% of the 115 Alabama stations; it reaches 267 days one year in ten and falls short of 216 one year in ten. On average 44 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 April 1, and return around November 1. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 99% of winters and 16°F in 56%.

July is the warmest month at Camden 3 NW, AL, averaging 92°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 58°F and 36°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 81% of years and April still brings one in 17% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,940 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 71% of the 115 Alabama stations. 42% of them (2,494) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 962.

The nearest other station, Selma 6 SSE, AL, 28 miles northeast of Camden, has a last frost 3 days later (March 21), a first frost 4 days earlier (November 7), a season 8 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Millers Ferry L&D, AL, 10.3 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 36726 is 4 miles from Camden 3 NW, AL, which stands at 235 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 36726 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.