Last frost dates in Alabama

Typical last frost
March 19

That is the date for the typical Alabama resident, weighted by city population. Across the state the average last frost runs from February 21 to April 4, so look up your own town below.

Earliest city
Feb 21
Latest city
Apr 4
Typical first frost
Nov 11
Cities
33
This week in Alabama

No frost in the forecast for the next 7 nights

National Weather Service forecast, updated Oct 22, 11:10 UTC

Mar 1Apr 1Feb 15Mar 15NSHuntsville: Mar 24HuntsvilleMobile: Feb 21MobileBirmingham: Mar 21BirminghamMontgomery: Mar 4MontgomeryTuscaloosa: Mar 18TuscaloosaHoover: Mar 19Auburn: Mar 13AuburnDothan: Mar 1Madison: Mar 24Decatur: Mar 26Florence: Mar 27Prattville: Mar 13Phenix City: Mar 5Vestavia Hills: Mar 21Opelika: Mar 29Alabaster: Mar 12Athens: Mar 20Gadsden: Mar 19Northport: Mar 18Daphne: Mar 15Enterprise: Mar 9Foley: Mar 5Homewood: Mar 21Trussville: Apr 4Fairhope: Mar 10Pelham: Mar 19Bessemer: Mar 23Albertville: Mar 17Helena: Mar 19Oxford: Mar 23Mountain Brook: Mar 21Anniston: Mar 23Cullman: Mar 31
Each dot is a city: further right means a later last frost, higher up means further north. Bigger dots are bigger cities.

Frost dates by city

CityLast frostSafe afterFirst frostSeason
HuntsvilleMar 24Apr 8Nov 8229 days
MobileFeb 21Mar 15Dec 6292 days
BirminghamMar 21Apr 8Nov 11236 days
MontgomeryMar 4Mar 23Nov 18262 days
TuscaloosaMar 18Apr 4Nov 10239 days
HooverMar 19Apr 9Nov 8236 days
AuburnMar 13Apr 3Nov 17246 days
DothanMar 1Mar 21Nov 24270 days
MadisonMar 24Apr 8Nov 8229 days
DecaturMar 26Apr 9Nov 7228 days
FlorenceMar 27Apr 13Nov 3220 days
PrattvilleMar 13Mar 31Nov 13244 days
Phenix CityMar 5Mar 24Nov 23265 days
Vestavia HillsMar 21Apr 8Nov 11236 days
OpelikaMar 29Apr 15Nov 5223 days
AlabasterMar 12Mar 31Nov 16248 days
AthensMar 20Apr 7Nov 12238 days
GadsdenMar 19Apr 7Nov 13240 days
NorthportMar 18Apr 4Nov 10239 days
DaphneMar 15Apr 2Nov 19251 days
EnterpriseMar 9Mar 31Nov 21260 days
FoleyMar 5Mar 26Nov 23264 days
HomewoodMar 21Apr 8Nov 11236 days
TrussvilleApr 4Apr 22Nov 1212 days
FairhopeMar 10Mar 30Nov 17253 days
PelhamMar 19Apr 9Nov 8236 days
BessemerMar 23Apr 11Nov 10231 days
AlbertvilleMar 17Apr 5Nov 19247 days
HelenaMar 19Apr 9Nov 8236 days
OxfordMar 23Apr 9Nov 9231 days
Mountain BrookMar 21Apr 8Nov 11236 days
AnnistonMar 23Apr 9Nov 9231 days
CullmanMar 31Apr 20Nov 1215 days

When to plant in Alabama

Questions

When is the last frost in Alabama?

It depends on where you are. Across the 33 cities we track, the average last frost runs from February 21 to April 4. In Huntsville, the largest, it is March 24.

When is the first frost in Alabama?

For a typical resident, around November 11. Higher and more northern towns get it earlier.