Mississippi Frost Dates

Mississippi has 94 NOAA weather stations with freeze records in the 1991–2020 climate normals. The typical last spring frost ranges from February 12 at Biloxi to April 9 at Iuka; at half the stations it has come by March 16. The first fall frost typically arrives between October 26 at Holly Springs 4 N and December 14 at Gulfport Naval Ctr, with a median of November 11.

The growing season between the typical frosts runs from 202 days at Hickory Flat to 301 days at Biloxi; 239 days at the median station.

Every station in Mississippi

Typical dates have a 50% chance of a frost after them in spring, and before them in fall; safer dates, 10%. A garden can differ from its nearest station, especially in a valley or on a hillside: see why your garden may differ.

Mississippi: freeze (32 °F) dates by NOAA station, 1991–2020 normals
Station	Elevation	Last frost	Safer	First frost	Safer	Season (days)
Aberdeen	198 ft	Mar 29	Apr 14	Nov 5	Oct 24	223
Ashland	603 ft	Mar 29	Apr 15	Nov 6	Oct 22	224
Batesville 2 Sw	220 ft	Mar 28	Apr 14	Nov 2	Oct 21	218
Bay St Louis Nasa	30 ft	Mar 6	Mar 27	Nov 19	Nov 3	262
Beaumont Expstation	194 ft	Mar 18	Apr 6	Nov 12	Oct 29	239
Belzoni	115 ft	Mar 3	Mar 24	Nov 21	Nov 2	263
Biloxi	10 ft	Feb 12	Mar 11	Dec 14	Nov 16	301
Booneville	490 ft	Apr 1	Apr 16	Nov 3	Oct 21	216
Brookhaven City	435 ft	Mar 17	Apr 7	Nov 12	Oct 26	242
Calhoun City	268 ft	Mar 28	Apr 11	Nov 5	Oct 23	223
Canton 4n	250 ft	Mar 22	Apr 9	Nov 6	Oct 23	230
Carthage	370 ft	Mar 19	Apr 7	Nov 7	Oct 24	233
Clarksdale	173 ft	Mar 16	Apr 2	Nov 12	Oct 29	243
Cleveland 3 N	140 ft	Mar 15	Apr 3	Nov 11	Oct 28	241
Cleveland	138 ft	Mar 14	Apr 2	Nov 15	Nov 1	248
Collins	290 ft	Mar 17	Apr 4	Nov 12	Oct 30	238
Columbia	150 ft	Mar 5	Mar 24	Nov 19	Nov 3	262
Columbus	145 ft	Mar 13	Apr 2	Nov 12	Oct 30	244
Corinth 7 Sw	385 ft	Apr 2	Apr 17	Nov 1	Oct 20	213
Crystal Spgs Exp Stn	487 ft	Mar 11	Mar 30	Nov 16	Nov 1	250
D'Lo 2 Sw	334 ft	Mar 10	Apr 1	Nov 16	Oct 31	252
Eupora 2 E	440 ft	Mar 30	Apr 16	Nov 4	Oct 21	218
Forest	450 ft	Mar 28	Apr 20	Nov 2	Oct 20	221
Fulton 3 W	350 ft	Apr 1	Apr 16	Oct 31	Oct 17	212
Greenville Asos	128 ft	Mar 12	Mar 30	Nov 13	Oct 30	247
Greenville	125 ft	Mar 13	Mar 31	Nov 15	Nov 2	247
Greenwood Leflore Ap	133 ft	Mar 17	Apr 5	Nov 5	Oct 23	231
Grenada	237 ft	Mar 28	Apr 14	Nov 4	Oct 21	222
Gulfport - Biloxi Ap	42 ft	Feb 23	Mar 16	Dec 3	Nov 12	287
Gulfport Naval Ctr	35 ft	Feb 18	Mar 14	Dec 14	Nov 18	300
Hattiesburg 5sw	385 ft	Mar 7	Mar 26	Nov 23	Nov 5	261
Hattiesburg Chain Muni Ap	151 ft	Mar 8	Mar 28	Nov 15	Nov 1	252
Hazlehurst 5 Sw	600 ft	Mar 14	Apr 4	Nov 13	Nov 1	245
Hernando	380 ft	Mar 28	Apr 12	Nov 5	Oct 25	223
Hickory Flat	400 ft	Apr 8	Apr 25	Oct 28	Oct 14	202
Holly Springs 4 N	484 ft	Apr 6	Apr 23	Oct 28	Oct 14	206
Holly Springs 4 N	483 ft	Apr 6	Apr 23	Oct 26	Oct 11	204
Houston	290 ft	Mar 28	Apr 15	Nov 1	Oct 19	220
Independence 1w	345 ft	Apr 3	Apr 19	Oct 31	Oct 18	212
Iuka	600 ft	Apr 9	Apr 24	Oct 28	Oct 15	203
Jackson Hawkins Fld	342 ft	Mar 6	Mar 24	Nov 19	Nov 4	258
Jackson Intl Ap	296 ft	Mar 14	Apr 2	Nov 14	Oct 31	245
Kosciusko	410 ft	Mar 18	Apr 5	Nov 11	Oct 29	239
Lambert 1w	155 ft	Mar 17	Apr 5	Nov 7	Oct 22	233
Laurel	225 ft	Mar 12	Apr 1	Nov 12	Oct 30	244
Lexington	285 ft	Mar 31	Apr 17	Nov 1	Oct 19	218
Liberty	328 ft	Mar 25	Apr 15	Nov 8	Oct 25	230
Louisville	581 ft	Mar 21	Apr 9	Nov 13	Oct 30	235
Macon 3n	250 ft	Mar 21	Apr 8	Nov 7	Oct 23	231
Mccomb/Pike Co/John E Lewis Ap	413 ft	Mar 11	Apr 2	Nov 18	Nov 1	253
Meadville	345 ft	Mar 15	Apr 7	Nov 12	Oct 30	243
Meridian Key Fld	294 ft	Mar 16	Apr 3	Nov 12	Oct 29	239
Meridian Naas	271 ft	Mar 14	Apr 1	Nov 12	Oct 29	245
Minter City	145 ft	Mar 7	Mar 27	Nov 17	Nov 1	254
Monticello	191 ft	Mar 12	Apr 3	Nov 10	Oct 23	242
Moorhead	117 ft	Mar 8	Mar 27	Nov 20	Nov 4	255
Natchez	195 ft	Mar 16	Apr 6	Nov 9	Oct 27	237
Newton 5 Ene	374 ft	Mar 24	Apr 10	Nov 5	Oct 23	228
Newton Exp Stn	349 ft	Mar 25	Apr 12	Nov 2	Oct 20	222
Oakley Exp Stn	205 ft	Mar 16	Apr 6	Nov 6	Oct 24	236
Olive Branch	385 ft	Mar 26	Apr 11	Nov 6	Oct 25	227
P Harrison Archusa	216 ft	Mar 14	Apr 1	Nov 16	Oct 31	247
Pascagoula 3 Ne	12 ft	Mar 8	Mar 31	Nov 19	Nov 3	256
Pascagoula Lott Intl Ap	18 ft	Mar 1	Mar 24	Nov 24	Nov 5	269
Philadelphia 1 Wsw	413 ft	Mar 20	Apr 9	Nov 9	Oct 26	235
Picayune	64 ft	Mar 9	Mar 31	Nov 18	Nov 3	255
Pickens	238 ft	Mar 14	Apr 6	Nov 8	Oct 26	239
Pontotoc Exp Stn	405 ft	Mar 28	Apr 12	Nov 8	Oct 24	227
Poplarville Exp Stn	313 ft	Mar 10	Apr 1	Nov 21	Nov 2	257
Port Gibson 1 Ne	120 ft	Mar 17	Apr 7	Nov 12	Oct 29	241
Quitman 2 Nne	213 ft	Mar 18	Apr 7	Nov 10	Oct 23	236
Raleigh 6n	446 ft	Mar 28	Apr 15	Nov 3	Oct 20	221
Ripley	525 ft	Apr 3	Apr 19	Oct 30	Oct 19	210
Rolling Fork	105 ft	Mar 5	Mar 22	Nov 20	Nov 3	261
Sardis Dam	303 ft	Mar 15	Apr 4	Nov 15	Oct 31	244
Satartia 8 Sw	141 ft	Mar 11	Apr 1	Nov 15	Oct 31	246
Saucier Exp Forest	229 ft	Mar 7	Mar 27	Nov 22	Nov 4	260
Senatobia	240 ft	Mar 20	Apr 5	Nov 4	Oct 22	229
State Univ	185 ft	Mar 23	Apr 13	Nov 8	Oct 27	233
Stoneville Exp Stn	127 ft	Mar 11	Mar 28	Nov 16	Nov 1	250
Tunica 2 N	206 ft	Mar 14	Apr 2	Nov 15	Nov 1	248
Tupelo 2	350 ft	Mar 21	Apr 7	Nov 10	Oct 30	237
Tupelo Rgnl Ap	361 ft	Mar 21	Apr 6	Nov 10	Oct 29	235
Tylertown 5ese	382 ft	Mar 15	Apr 8	Nov 16	Oct 31	245
University	408 ft	Apr 3	Apr 21	Oct 31	Oct 18	210
Verona Exp Stn	325 ft	Mar 21	Apr 6	Nov 9	Oct 27	233
Vicksburg City	80 ft	Feb 26	Mar 16	Nov 22	Nov 3	269
Water Valley	310 ft	Apr 1	Apr 18	Nov 3	Oct 22	219
Waveland	8 ft	Feb 21	Mar 18	Dec 3	Nov 13	287
Waynesboro 2 W	200 ft	Mar 17	Apr 7	Nov 9	Oct 25	237
Wiggins	160 ft	Mar 14	Apr 2	Nov 18	Nov 1	249
Winona 5 E	392 ft	Apr 7	Apr 24	Oct 29	Oct 16	203
Woodville 4 Ese	400 ft	Mar 11	Mar 31	Nov 17	Nov 2	251
Yazoo City 5 Nne	107 ft	Mar 4	Mar 25	Nov 24	Nov 5	267

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Questions

When is the last frost in Mississippi?

It depends on where you are. The typical last spring frost at Mississippi's NOAA stations ranges from February 12 to April 9, and half of them have had it by March 16. Enter your ZIP code above for the station nearest you.

When is the first frost in Mississippi?

Typically between October 26 and December 14, depending on the station; the median is November 11. Plan fall crops back from your own station's date.

What do "typical" and "safer" mean?

With the typical (50%) last-frost date, half of years still have a frost after it. With the safer (10%) date, only one year in ten does. In fall it's the other way around: the safer date is the earlier one.

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal, by station: freeze dates at 32 °F)

Mississippi Frost Dates

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