USDA Hardiness Zone 8b
Frost Dates for 36875 — Seale, Alabama
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Fort Benning Lawson Field, GA (289 ft), 7 miles east.
Updated
In Seale, the last spring frost (32°F) is around March 26 in half of years and has passed by April 13 in nine years out of ten. The first fall frost comes around November 8, as early as October 27 one year in ten, leaving a typical freeze-free season of 228 days (NOAA, Fort Benning Lawson Field, GA).
- Last spring frost
- March 26
- First fall frost
- November 8
- Growing season
- 228 days
- Hardiness zone
- 8b
50% probability
50% probability
freeze-free, 50%
15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) coldest night
- First snow
- Rare
- Last snow
- Rare
- Winters with snow
- 20%
- Snow per year
- 0.5"
median, 1991–2020
median, 1991–2020
3 of 15 observed
NOAA normal
Frost risk by date in Seale
Half of springs at Fort Benning Lawson Field, GA see their last 32°F night by March 26; only one in ten is past it by March 4, and one in ten still has one after April 13. Planting tender crops after April 2 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 6 20%, and after April 13 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 8 in half of years, as early as October 27 one year in ten, and holds off past November 23 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 20; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 31, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 228 days in a typical year, shorter than at 58% of the 115 Alabama stations; it reaches 254 days one year in ten and falls short of 204 one year in ten. On average 60 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 12 days longer, to about April 7, and return around October 30. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 65%.
| Low | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Mar 22 | Mar 28 | Apr 1 | Apr 4 | Apr 7 | Apr 10 | Apr 14 | Apr 19 | Apr 23 |
| 32°F | Mar 4 | Mar 12 | Mar 17 | Mar 22 | Mar 26 | Mar 30 | Apr 2 | Apr 6 | Apr 13 |
| 28°F | Feb 17 | Feb 25 | Mar 1 | Mar 6 | Mar 11 | Mar 14 | Mar 18 | Mar 24 | Mar 31 |
| 24°F | Jan 27 | Feb 2 | Feb 10 | Feb 17 | Feb 24 | Feb 28 | Mar 5 | Mar 11 | Mar 16 |
| 20°F92% of yrs | Jan 4 | Jan 15 | Jan 25 | Jan 31 | Feb 3 | Feb 10 | Feb 18 | Feb 26 | Mar 6 |
| 16°F65% of yrs | Dec 26 | Jan 3 | Jan 10 | Jan 19 | Jan 24 | Jan 30 | Feb 2 | Feb 10 | Feb 22 |
| Low | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Oct 18 | Oct 22 | Oct 25 | Oct 28 | Oct 30 | Nov 1 | Nov 4 | Nov 6 | Nov 11 |
| 32°F | Oct 27 | Nov 1 | Nov 3 | Nov 5 | Nov 8 | Nov 11 | Nov 14 | Nov 17 | Nov 23 |
| 28°F | Nov 6 | Nov 10 | Nov 13 | Nov 16 | Nov 20 | Nov 23 | Nov 28 | Dec 3 | Dec 12 |
| 24°F | Nov 13 | Nov 20 | Nov 26 | Dec 1 | Dec 4 | Dec 9 | Dec 17 | Dec 28 | Jan 5 |
| 20°F92% of yrs | Nov 29 | Dec 4 | Dec 12 | Dec 20 | Dec 28 | Jan 2 | Jan 6 | Jan 13 | Jan 30 |
| 16°F65% of yrs | Dec 9 | Dec 18 | Dec 28 | Jan 1 | Jan 6 | Jan 13 | Jan 19 | Jan 26 | Feb 4 |
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Fort Benning Lawson Field, GA, from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Where a temperature is reached in fewer than 99.5% of years, the dates describe only the years that reach it. Not a forecast.
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Compared with the next station
The nearest other station, Columbus Metro Airport, GA, 17 miles northeast of Seale, has a last frost 21 days earlier (March 5), a first frost 15 days later (November 23), a season 37 days longer.
When it snows in Seale, Alabama
Measurable snow is rare here: only 3 of 15 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Columbus Metro Airport, GA, 17.1 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Planting calendar for 36875
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| January 15 – January 29 | Start peppers and aubergines indoorsThey need eight to ten weeks under lights before they can go out. |
| January 29 – February 12 | Start tomatoes indoorsSix to eight weeks gives a transplant big enough to set fruit early. |
| February 26 – March 12 | Sow peas, spinach, lettuce, radish outdoorsThese tolerate light frost and prefer to germinate in cool soil. |
| March 26 onward | Transplant tomatoes, peppers, basil, squash, cucumbersThe average last freeze has passed — still watch the actual forecast. |
| by August 16 | Sow the autumn crop of carrots, beets and brassicasThey need about twelve weeks to size up before growth stops. |
| by October 25 | Harvest tender crops, or be ready to cover themA first freeze two weeks early is well within normal variation. |
| November 8 onward | Plant garlic, mulch beds, lift tender bulbsGarlic wants a cold spell; bare soil loses structure over winter. |
The weeks before and after the 50% dates are general rules of thumb, not NOAA figures; a seed packet gives the timing for each variety.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 36875 is 7 miles from Fort Benning Lawson Field, GA, which stands at 289 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 4 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 36869 (Phenix City). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 36875 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.
Hardiness zone and temperature range: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (USDA-ARS, Oregon State University), ZIP-code listing, unchanged. °C converted from °F by this site.
Thirty-year averages, not a forecast: check the forecast before planting out. How stations are matched and which pages are offered to search engines: methodology.