Frost Dates for 39631 — Centreville, Mississippi

Half of springs at Woodville 4 ESE, MS see their last 32°F night by March 11; only one in ten is past it by February 20, and one in ten still has one after March 31. Planting tender crops after March 20 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 25 20%, and after March 31 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 17 in half of years, as early as November 2 one year in ten, and holds off past December 4 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around December 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 18, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 251 days in a typical year, longer than at 77% of the 96 Mississippi stations; it reaches 277 days one year in ten and falls short of 224 one year in ten. On average 29 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 13 days longer, to about March 24, and return around November 5. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 97% of winters and 16°F in 32%.

July is the warmest month at Woodville 4 ESE, MS, averaging 93°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 61°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 73% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,350 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 83% of the 96 Mississippi stations. 41% of them (2,627) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 984. Precipitation totals 66.7 inches a year, most in January (7.4") and least in September (4.4"); May to September bring 40% of it.

The nearest other station, Liberty, MS, 16 miles east of Centreville, has a last frost 14 days later (March 25), a first frost 9 days earlier (November 8), a season 21 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 19 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Centreville, MS, 1.2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 39631 is 9 miles from Woodville 4 ESE, MS, which stands at 400 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 39631 in zone 9a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 20 to 25°F (-6.7 to -3.9°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.