Frost dates in Mississippi

Across Mississippi, the typical last spring frost is around Mar 16 and the first fall frost around Nov 12. Your own dates depend on where you are in the state; find your county below.

Most of the state's last spring frosts fall between Mar 6 and Apr 1, and its first fall frosts between Nov 1 and Nov 20.

These are the dates with a 50% chance of a 32°F frost on or after (spring) or on or before (fall), so plan tender crops a week or two after the spring date and keep row cover handy. For dates at your exact ZIP code, use the zone and frost date lookup; for what to plant when, see the planting guide by frost date.

Hardiness zones in Mississippi: zone 7b, zone 8a, zone 8b, zone 9a

Frost dates by county in Mississippi

CountyLast spring frostFirst fall frostGrowing season
AdamsMar 16Nov 9About 238 days
AlcornApr 2Nov 1About 213 days
AmiteMar 25Nov 8About 228 days
AttalaMar 18Nov 11About 238 days
BentonApr 6Nov 6About 214 days
BolivarMar 14Nov 13About 244 days
CalhounMar 28Nov 5About 222 days
CarrollMar 17Nov 5About 233 days
ChickasawMar 28Nov 8About 225 days
ChoctawMar 30Nov 4About 219 days
ClaiborneMar 17Nov 12About 240 days
ClarkeMar 14Nov 16About 247 days
ClayMar 23Nov 8About 230 days
CoahomaMar 16Nov 12About 241 days
CopiahMar 14Nov 16About 247 days
CovingtonMar 17Nov 12About 240 days
DeSotoMar 26Nov 6About 225 days
ForrestMar 8Nov 15About 252 days
FranklinMar 15Nov 12About 242 days
GeorgeMar 3Nov 25About 267 days
GreeneMar 18Nov 12About 239 days
GrenadaMar 28Nov 5About 222 days
HancockFeb 21Dec 3About 285 days
HarrisonFeb 12Dec 14About 305 days
HindsMar 6Nov 19About 258 days
HolmesMar 31Nov 1About 215 days
HumphreysMar 3Nov 21About 263 days
IssaquenaMar 5Nov 20About 260 days
ItawambaApr 1Oct 31About 213 days
JacksonMar 1Nov 24About 268 days
JasperMar 14Nov 12About 243 days
JeffersonMar 15Nov 12About 242 days
Jefferson DavisMar 12Nov 10About 243 days
JonesMar 12Nov 12About 245 days
KemperMar 14Nov 12About 243 days
LafayetteApr 3Oct 31About 211 days
LamarMar 7Nov 23About 261 days
LauderdaleMar 16Nov 12About 241 days
LawrenceMar 12Nov 10About 243 days
LeakeMar 19Nov 7About 233 days
LeeMar 21Nov 10About 234 days
LefloreMar 8Nov 17About 254 days
LincolnMar 17Nov 12About 240 days
LowndesMar 21Nov 12About 236 days
MadisonMar 6Nov 19About 258 days
MarionMar 5Nov 19About 259 days
MarshallApr 6Oct 28About 205 days
MonroeMar 29Nov 5About 221 days
MontgomeryApr 7Oct 29About 205 days
NeshobaMar 20Nov 9About 234 days
NewtonMar 25Nov 2About 222 days
NoxubeeMar 21Nov 7About 231 days
OktibbehaMar 23Nov 8About 230 days
PanolaMar 28Nov 2About 219 days
Pearl RiverMar 9Nov 18About 254 days
PerryMar 18Nov 12About 239 days
PikeMar 11Nov 18About 252 days
PontotocMar 28Nov 8About 225 days
PrentissApr 1Nov 3About 216 days
QuitmanMar 17Nov 7About 235 days
RankinMar 14Nov 14About 245 days
ScottMar 28Nov 2About 219 days
SharkeyMar 5Nov 20About 260 days
SimpsonMar 10Nov 16About 251 days
SmithMar 28Nov 3About 220 days
StoneMar 7Nov 22About 260 days
SunflowerMar 14Nov 15About 246 days
TallahatchieMar 7Nov 17About 255 days
TateMar 20Nov 4About 229 days
TippahApr 3Oct 30About 210 days
TishomingoApr 9Oct 28About 202 days
TunicaMar 14Nov 15About 246 days
UnionApr 8Oct 28About 203 days
WalthallMar 15Nov 16About 246 days
WarrenFeb 26Nov 22About 269 days
WashingtonMar 12Nov 15About 248 days
WayneMar 17Nov 9About 237 days
WebsterMar 30Nov 4About 219 days
WilkinsonMar 11Nov 17About 251 days
WinstonMar 21Nov 13About 237 days
YalobushaApr 1Nov 4About 217 days
YazooMar 11Nov 24About 258 days

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, 50% probability of 32°F, from the weather station nearest each ZIP code; each county shows the middle value across its ZIP codes. Hills, valleys and cities can run a week or more earlier or later.

Frost dates for other states