Mississippi Frost Dates

Average last spring and first fall frost for Mississippi cities, based on 1991–2020 climate normals. Click a city for its full planting guide.

City	Last spring frost	First fall frost	Season	Zone
Jackson	Mar 6	Nov 19	258 days	8b
Gulfport	Feb 18	Dec 14	299 days	9a
Tupelo	Mar 21	Nov 10	234 days	8a

All Mississippi station records (91)

Every NOAA weather station in Mississippi with complete 1991–2020 frost normals — pick the one nearest you (similar elevation matters more than plain distance).

Aberdeen Mar 29 · Nov 5
Ashland Mar 29 · Nov 6
Batesville 2 SW Mar 28 · Nov 2
Bay St Louis Nasa Mar 6 · Nov 19
Beaumont Expstation Mar 18 · Nov 12
Belzoni Mar 3 · Nov 21
Biloxi Feb 12 · Dec 14
Booneville Apr 1 · Nov 3
Brookhaven City Mar 17 · Nov 12
Calhoun City Mar 28 · Nov 5
Canton 4N Mar 22 · Nov 6
Carthage Mar 19 · Nov 7
Clarksdale Mar 16 · Nov 12
Cleveland Mar 14 · Nov 15
Cleveland 3 N Mar 15 · Nov 11
Collins Mar 17 · Nov 12
Columbia Mar 5 · Nov 19
Columbus Mar 13 · Nov 12
Corinth 7 SW Apr 2 · Nov 1
Crystal Springs Exp Stn Mar 11 · Nov 16
D'lo 2 SW Mar 10 · Nov 16
Eupora 2 E Mar 30 · Nov 4
Forest Mar 28 · Nov 2
Fulton 3 W Apr 1 · Oct 31
Greenville Mar 13 · Nov 15
Greenville Asos Mar 12 · Nov 13
Greenwood Leflore Airport Mar 17 · Nov 5
Grenada Mar 28 · Nov 4
Gulfport - Biloxi Airport Feb 23 · Dec 3
Hattiesburg 5SW Mar 7 · Nov 23
Hattiesburg Chain Municipal Airport Mar 8 · Nov 15
Hazlehurst 5 SW Mar 14 · Nov 13
Hernando Mar 28 · Nov 5
Hickory Flat Apr 8 · Oct 28
Holly Springs 4 N Apr 6 · Oct 26
Holly Springs 4 N Apr 6 · Oct 28
Houston Mar 28 · Nov 1
Independence 1W Apr 3 · Oct 31
Iuka Apr 9 · Oct 28
Jackson International Airport Mar 14 · Nov 14
Kosciusko Mar 18 · Nov 11
Lambert 1W Mar 17 · Nov 7
Laurel Mar 12 · Nov 12
Lexington Mar 31 · Nov 1
Liberty Mar 25 · Nov 8
Louisville Mar 21 · Nov 13
Macon 3N Mar 21 · Nov 7
Mccomb-Pike Co-John E Lewis Airport Mar 11 · Nov 18
Meadville Mar 15 · Nov 12
Meridian Key Field Mar 16 · Nov 12
Meridian Naas Mar 14 · Nov 12
Minter City Mar 7 · Nov 17
Monticello Mar 12 · Nov 10
Moorhead Mar 8 · Nov 20
Natchez Mar 16 · Nov 9
Newton 5 ENE Mar 24 · Nov 5
Newton Exp Stn Mar 25 · Nov 2
Oakley Exp Stn Mar 16 · Nov 6
Olive Branch Mar 26 · Nov 6
P Harrison Archusa Mar 14 · Nov 16
Pascagoula 3 NE Mar 8 · Nov 19
Pascagoula Lott International Airport Mar 1 · Nov 24
Philadelphia 1 WSW Mar 20 · Nov 9
Picayune Mar 9 · Nov 18
Pickens Mar 14 · Nov 8
Pontotoc Exp Stn Mar 28 · Nov 8
Poplarville Exp Stn Mar 10 · Nov 21
Port Gibson 1 NE Mar 17 · Nov 12
Quitman 2 NNE Mar 18 · Nov 10
Raleigh 6N Mar 28 · Nov 3
Ripley Apr 3 · Oct 30
Rolling Fork Mar 5 · Nov 20
Sardis Dam Mar 15 · Nov 15
Satartia 8 SW Mar 11 · Nov 15
Saucier Exp Forest Mar 7 · Nov 22
Senatobia Mar 20 · Nov 4
State Univ Mar 23 · Nov 8
Stoneville Exp Stn Mar 11 · Nov 16
Tunica 2 N Mar 14 · Nov 15
Tupelo Regional Airport Mar 21 · Nov 10
Tylertown 5ESE Mar 15 · Nov 16
University Apr 3 · Oct 31
Verona Exp Stn Mar 21 · Nov 9
Vicksburg City Feb 26 · Nov 22
Water Valley Apr 1 · Nov 3
Waveland Feb 21 · Dec 3
Waynesboro 2 W Mar 17 · Nov 9
Wiggins Mar 14 · Nov 18
Winona 5 E Apr 7 · Oct 29
Woodville 4 ESE Mar 11 · Nov 17
Yazoo City 5 NNE Mar 4 · Nov 24

Not sure which station to trust? Use the ZIP code lookup for the quick answer, or pick the station whose terrain most resembles your garden.

Planning a Mississippi garden around these dates

Count back from the last spring frost to schedule indoor seed starting (the seed starting scheduler automates it), plant hardy crops in the weeks before the date, and hold tender crops — tomatoes, peppers, squash, basil — until after it. In fall, the first frost date is the deadline: crops must mature before it, which is what our planting calendar counts backwards for you. Crop-by-crop timing for every USDA zone lives under when to plant.