Frost Dates for 36853 — Dadeville, Alabama

Half of springs at Camp Hill 2NW, AL see their last 32°F night by April 11; only one in ten is past it by March 25, and one in ten still has one after April 26. Planting tender crops after April 17 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 21 20%, and after April 26 10%. The 15 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 92% of the 115 Alabama stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 27 in half of years, as early as October 16 one year in ten, and holds off past November 10 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 6; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 17, 9 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 201 days in a typical year, shorter than at 98% of the 115 Alabama stations; it reaches 220 days one year in ten and falls short of 180 one year in ten. On average 86 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 11 days longer, to about April 22, and return around October 19. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 97% of winters, usually between December 29 and February 12.

July is the warmest month at Camp Hill 2NW, AL, averaging 91°F by day and 67°F at night; January is the coldest at 57°F and 29°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 78% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,916 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 82% of the 115 Alabama stations. 39% of them (1,938) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 890.

The nearest other station, Alexander City, AL, 14 miles northwest of Dadeville, has a last frost 16 days earlier (March 26), a first frost 12 days later (November 8), a season 26 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 17 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Walnut Hill 3 W, AL, 8 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 36853 is 9 miles from Camp Hill 2NW, AL, which stands at 680 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 36853 in zone 8a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 10 to 15°F (-12.2 to -9.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.