Frost Dates for 36744 — Greensboro, Alabama

Half of springs at Greensboro 2 WNW, AL see their last 32°F night by March 17; only one in ten is past it by February 23, and one in ten still has one after April 6. Planting tender crops after March 26 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 31 20%, and after April 6 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 11 in half of years, as early as October 27 one year in ten, and holds off past December 3 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around November 25; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 21, 16 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 240 days in a typical year, longer than at 64% of the 115 Alabama stations; it reaches 270 days one year in ten and falls short of 213 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 17 days longer, to about April 3, and return around November 1. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 98% of winters and 16°F in 52%.

July is the warmest month at Greensboro 2 WNW, AL, averaging 91°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 56°F and 35°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 79% of years and April still brings one in 19% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,754 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 59% of the 115 Alabama stations. 41% of them (2,338) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 956. Precipitation totals 55.0 inches a year, most in June (5.8") and least in October (3.3"); May to September bring 39% of it.

The nearest other station, Greensboro, AL, 2 miles southeast of Greensboro, has a last frost 1 day later (March 18), a first frost 1 day later (November 12).

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 19 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Greensboro, AL, 1.7 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 36744 is 2 miles from Greensboro 2 WNW, AL, which stands at 280 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 35474 (Moundville). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 36744 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.