Mississippi frost dates
Across 92 weather stations in Mississippi, the median last spring frost runs from Feb 12 in Biloxi to Apr 9 in Iuka, and the first fall frost from Oct 28 to Dec 14.
Mississippi at a glance
- Weather stations
- 92
- Earliest last frost
- Feb 12 Biloxi
- Latest last frost
- Apr 9 Iuka
- Longest season
- 301 days Biloxi
- Typical season
- about 239 frost-free days
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 7b to 9a
Frost dates by weather station
| Weather station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Mar 29 | Nov 5 | 223 | 8a |
| Ashland | Mar 29 | Nov 6 | 224 | 7b |
| Batesville | Mar 28 | Nov 2 | 218 | 8a |
| Bay St. Louis NASA | Mar 6 | Nov 19 | 262 | 9a |
| Beaumont Expstation | Mar 18 | Nov 12 | 239 | 8b |
| Belzoni | Mar 3 | Nov 21 | 263 | 8b |
| Biloxi | Feb 12 | Dec 14 | 301 | 9a |
| Booneville | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | 216 | 8a |
| Brookhaven City | Mar 17 | Nov 12 | 242 | 8b |
| Calhoun City | Mar 28 | Nov 5 | 223 | 8a |
| Canton | Mar 22 | Nov 6 | 230 | 8b |
| Carthage | Mar 19 | Nov 7 | 233 | 8b |
| Clarksdale | Mar 16 | Nov 12 | 243 | 8b |
| Cleveland | Mar 14 | Nov 15 | 248 | 8b |
| Cleveland 3 mi N | Mar 15 | Nov 11 | 241 | 8b |
| Collins | Mar 17 | Nov 12 | 238 | 8b |
| Columbia | Mar 5 | Nov 19 | 262 | 8b |
| Columbus | Mar 13 | Nov 12 | 244 | 8b |
| Corinth | Apr 2 | Nov 1 | 213 | 7b |
| Crystal Springs Experiment Station | Mar 11 | Nov 16 | 250 | 8b |
| D'lo | Mar 10 | Nov 16 | 252 | 8b |
| Eupora | Mar 30 | Nov 4 | 218 | 8a |
| Forest | Mar 28 | Nov 2 | 221 | 8b |
| Fulton | Apr 1 | Oct 31 | 212 | 8a |
| Greenville | Mar 12 | Nov 13 | 247 | 8b |
| Greenwood Leflore Airport | Mar 17 | Nov 5 | 231 | 8b |
| Grenada | Mar 28 | Nov 4 | 222 | 8a |
| Gulfport - Biloxi Airport | Feb 23 | Dec 3 | 287 | 9a |
| Gulfport Naval Center | Feb 18 | Dec 14 | 300 | 9a |
| Hattiesburg | Mar 7 | Nov 23 | 261 | 8b |
| Hattiesburg Chain Municipal Airport | Mar 8 | Nov 15 | 252 | 8b |
| Hazlehurst | Mar 14 | Nov 13 | 245 | 8b |
| Hernando | Mar 28 | Nov 5 | 223 | 8a |
| Hickory Flat | Apr 8 | Oct 28 | 202 | 7b |
| Holly Springs 4 mi N | Apr 6 | Oct 28 | 206 | 7b |
| Houston | Mar 28 | Nov 1 | 220 | 8a |
| Independence | Apr 3 | Oct 31 | 212 | 8a |
| Iuka | Apr 9 | Oct 28 | 203 | 7b |
| Jackson Hawkins Field | Mar 6 | Nov 19 | 258 | 8b |
| Jackson International Airport | Mar 14 | Nov 14 | 245 | 8b |
| Kosciusko | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | 239 | 8a |
| Lambert | Mar 17 | Nov 7 | 233 | 8a |
| Laurel | Mar 12 | Nov 12 | 244 | 8b |
| Lexington | Mar 31 | Nov 1 | 218 | 8a |
| Liberty | Mar 25 | Nov 8 | 230 | 8b |
| Louisville | Mar 21 | Nov 13 | 235 | 8a |
| Macon | Mar 21 | Nov 7 | 231 | 8b |
| Mccomb/Pike Co/John E Lewis Airport | Mar 11 | Nov 18 | 253 | 8b |
| Meadville | Mar 15 | Nov 12 | 243 | 8b |
| Meridian Key Field | Mar 16 | Nov 12 | 239 | 8b |
| Meridian NAAS | Mar 14 | Nov 12 | 245 | 8b |
| Minter City | Mar 7 | Nov 17 | 254 | 8b |
| Monticello | Mar 12 | Nov 10 | 242 | 8b |
| Moorhead | Mar 8 | Nov 20 | 255 | 8b |
| Natchez | Mar 16 | Nov 9 | 237 | 8b |
| Newton | Mar 24 | Nov 5 | 228 | 8b |
| Newton Experiment Station | Mar 25 | Nov 2 | 222 | 8b |
| Oakley Experiment Station | Mar 16 | Nov 6 | 236 | 8b |
| Olive Branch | Mar 26 | Nov 6 | 227 | 8a |
| P Harrison Archusa | Mar 14 | Nov 16 | 247 | 8b |
| Pascagoula | Mar 8 | Nov 19 | 256 | 9a |
| Pascagoula Lott International Airport | Mar 1 | Nov 24 | 269 | 9a |
| Philadelphia | Mar 20 | Nov 9 | 235 | 8b |
| Picayune | Mar 9 | Nov 18 | 255 | 9a |
| Pickens | Mar 14 | Nov 8 | 239 | 8b |
| Pontotoc Experiment Station | Mar 28 | Nov 8 | 227 | 8a |
| Poplarville Experiment Station | Mar 10 | Nov 21 | 257 | 9a |
| Port Gibson | Mar 17 | Nov 12 | 241 | 8b |
| Quitman | Mar 18 | Nov 10 | 236 | 8b |
| Raleigh | Mar 28 | Nov 3 | 221 | 8b |
| Ripley | Apr 3 | Oct 30 | 210 | 7b |
| Rolling Fork | Mar 5 | Nov 20 | 261 | 8b |
| Sardis Dam | Mar 15 | Nov 15 | 244 | 8a |
| Satartia | Mar 11 | Nov 15 | 246 | 8b |
| Saucier Experiment Forest | Mar 7 | Nov 22 | 260 | 9a |
| Senatobia | Mar 20 | Nov 4 | 229 | 8a |
| State University | Mar 23 | Nov 8 | 233 | 8a |
| Stoneville Experiment Station | Mar 11 | Nov 16 | 250 | 8b |
| Tunica | Mar 14 | Nov 15 | 248 | 8a |
| Tupelo | Mar 21 | Nov 10 | 237 | 8a |
| Tupelo Regional Airport | Mar 21 | Nov 10 | 235 | 8a |
| Tylertown | Mar 15 | Nov 16 | 245 | 8b |
| University | Apr 3 | Oct 31 | 210 | 7b |
| Verona Experiment Station | Mar 21 | Nov 9 | 233 | 8a |
| Vicksburg City | Feb 26 | Nov 22 | 269 | 8b |
| Water Valley | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | 219 | 8a |
| Waveland | Feb 21 | Dec 3 | 287 | 9a |
| Waynesboro | Mar 17 | Nov 9 | 237 | 8b |
| Wiggins | Mar 14 | Nov 18 | 249 | 8b |
| Winona | Apr 7 | Oct 29 | 203 | 8a |
| Woodville | Mar 11 | Nov 17 | 251 | 9a |
| Yazoo City | Mar 4 | Nov 24 | 267 | 8b |
Median dates from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. How to read them.