Frost dates / Alabama / Montgomery

Frost dates in Montgomery, AL

The station on this page is MONTGOMERY 6SW, AL US (USC00015553), 6.8 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 195,818.

Zone 8bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F, from ZIP 36106 (0.7 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is March 4. Median first 32°F is November 18. The 50% growing-season length is 262 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	February 9	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	March 4	Median.
10%	March 23	Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	November 1	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	November 18	Median.
90%	December 10	Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this long	Days
10%	293
50%	262
90%	234

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	March 14	February 17	January 24
First, on or before	November 10	December 4	January 4
Season at least	329 days	292 days	259 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 7	March 17	February 25
First, on or before	October 22	November 6	November 27
Season at least	262 days	233 days	208 days

Station MONTGOMERY 6SW, AL US (USC00015553). Completeness flag R, 19 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 68.6 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

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Montgomery, AL

Zone 8bAverage annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Alabama. Nearest qualified station: MONTGOMERY 6SW, AL US (USC00015553), 6.8 miles. Median last 32°F March 4. Median first 32°F November 18. The 50% growing-season length is 262 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	March 23	March 4	February 9
First 32°F on or before	November 1	November 18	December 10

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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