Frost Dates for 36786 — Uniontown, Alabama

Half of springs at Selma 13 WNW, AL see their last 32°F night by March 21; only one in ten is past it by February 26, and one in ten still has one after April 12. Planting tender crops after March 30 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 4 20%, and after April 12 10%. The 22 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 95% of the 115 Alabama stations behind this site's ZIP pages, so a fixed calendar date is a gamble here.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 5 in half of years, as early as October 24 one year in ten, and holds off past November 21 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 15; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 25, 18 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 229 days in a typical year, shorter than at 56% of the 115 Alabama stations; it reaches 256 days one year in ten and falls short of 205 one year in ten. On average 55 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 15 days longer, to about April 5, and return around October 28. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 67%.

July is the warmest month at Selma 13 WNW, AL, averaging 91°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 57°F and 34°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November 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 82% of years and April still brings one in 27% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,593 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 53% of the 115 Alabama stations. 40% of them (2,260) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 955. Precipitation totals 55.4 inches a year, most in February (5.8") and least in October (3.2"); May to September bring 38% of it.

The nearest other station, Greensboro, AL, 18 miles north of Uniontown, has a last frost 3 days earlier (March 18), a first frost 7 days later (November 12), a season 11 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 2 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Marion Junction 2 NE, AL, 15.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 36786 is 15 miles from Selma 13 WNW, AL, which stands at 193 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 36786 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.