Frost Dates for 39038 — Belzoni, Mississippi

Half of springs at Belzoni, MS see their last 32°F night by March 3; only one in ten is past it by February 10, and one in ten still has one after March 24. Planting tender crops after March 11 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 16 20%, and after March 24 10%. The 21 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 73% of the 96 Mississippi 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 21 in half of years, as early as November 2 one year in ten, and holds off past December 11 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 12, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 263 days in a typical year, longer than at 92% of the 96 Mississippi stations; it reaches 291 days one year in ten and falls short of 235 one year in ten. On average 39 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 17, and return around November 8. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 92% of winters and 16°F in 34%.

July is the warmest month at Belzoni, MS, averaging 90°F by day and 74°F at night; January is the coldest at 53°F and 36°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 60% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,958 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 58% of the 96 Mississippi stations. 41% of them (2,429) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 987. Precipitation totals 57.4 inches a year, most in April (6.0") and least in September (3.3"); May to September bring 36% of it.

The nearest other station, Yazoo City 5 NNE, MS, 19 miles south of Belzoni, has a last frost 1 day later (March 4), a first frost 3 days later (November 24), a season 4 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 6 of 26 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Belzoni, MS, 1 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 39038 is 1 mile from Belzoni, MS, which stands at 115 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 39038 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.