Frost Dates for 36784 — Thomasville, Alabama

Half of springs at Thomasville, AL see their last 32°F night by March 10; only one in ten is past it by February 18, and one in ten still has one after March 29. Planting tender crops after March 17 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 22 20%, and after March 29 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 21 in half of years, as early as November 5 one year in ten, and holds off past December 10 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 13 days later, around December 4; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 17, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 257 days in a typical year, longer than at 86% of the 115 Alabama stations; it reaches 286 days one year in ten and falls short of 233 one year in ten. On average 41 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 24, and return around November 8. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 94% of winters and 16°F in 31%.

July is the warmest month at Thomasville, AL, averaging 92°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 59°F and 37°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From April to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 68% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,223 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 81% of the 115 Alabama stations. 42% of them (2,588) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 978. Precipitation totals 57.7 inches a year, most in July (6.0") and least in April (4.0"); May to September bring 41% of it.

The nearest other station, Whatley, AL, 20 miles south of Thomasville and 220 feet lower, has a last frost 12 days later (March 22), a first frost 13 days earlier (November 8), a season 26 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 19 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Thomasville, AL, 2.5 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 36784 is 3 miles from Thomasville, AL, which stands at 390 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 36784 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.