Frost Dates for 39330 — Enterprise, Mississippi

Half of springs at Quitman 2 NNE, MS see their last 32°F night by March 18; only one in ten is past it by February 28, and one in ten still has one after April 7. Planting tender crops after March 27 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 1 20%, and after April 7 10%. The 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 64% of the 96 Mississippi stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 10 in half of years, as early as October 23 one year in ten, and holds off past December 3 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 16 days later, around November 26; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 24, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 236 days in a typical year, shorter than at 57% of the 96 Mississippi stations; it reaches 268 days one year in ten and falls short of 207 one year in ten. On average 44 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 2, and return around October 28. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 98% of winters and 16°F in 55%.

July is the warmest month at Quitman 2 NNE, MS, averaging 91°F by day and 69°F at night; January is the coldest at 58°F and 36°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December 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 84% of years and April still brings one in 22% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,743 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 56% of the 96 Mississippi stations. 42% of them (2,407) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 933.

The nearest other station, P Harrison Archusa, MS, 12 miles southeast of Enterprise, has a last frost 4 days earlier (March 14), a first frost 6 days later (November 16), a season 11 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 4 of 15 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at P Harrison Archusa, MS, 12.1 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 39330 is 10 miles from Quitman 2 NNE, MS, which stands at 213 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 39330 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.