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Mississippi frost dates by weather station

Mississippi has 94 NOAA weather stations with 1991–2020 freeze statistics. Median last spring frost dates run from Feb 12 at Biloxi to Apr 9 at Iuka.

94Stations
Feb 12Earliest last frostBiloxi
Apr 9Latest last frostIuka
301 daysLongest growing seasonBiloxi

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Mississippi stations: median (50%) frost dates at 32°F
Station	Last spring frost	First fall frost	Growing season	Elevation
Aberdeen	Mar 29	Nov 5	223 days	198 ft
Ashland	Mar 29	Nov 6	224 days	603 ft
Batesville 2 SW	Mar 28	Nov 2	218 days	220 ft
Bay St. Louis Nasa	Mar 6	Nov 19	262 days	30 ft
Beaumont Expstation	Mar 18	Nov 12	239 days	194 ft
Belzoni	Mar 3	Nov 21	263 days	115 ft
Biloxi	Feb 12	Dec 14	301 days	10 ft
Booneville	Apr 1	Nov 3	216 days	490 ft
Brookhaven City	Mar 17	Nov 12	242 days	435 ft
Calhoun City	Mar 28	Nov 5	223 days	268 ft
Canton 4n	Mar 22	Nov 6	230 days	250 ft
Carthage	Mar 19	Nov 7	233 days	370 ft
Clarksdale	Mar 16	Nov 12	243 days	173 ft
Cleveland	Mar 14	Nov 15	248 days	138 ft
Cleveland 3 N	Mar 15	Nov 11	241 days	140 ft
Collins	Mar 17	Nov 12	238 days	290 ft
Columbia	Mar 5	Nov 19	262 days	150 ft
Columbus	Mar 13	Nov 12	244 days	145 ft
Corinth 7 SW	Apr 2	Nov 1	213 days	385 ft
Crystal Springs Exp. Station	Mar 11	Nov 16	250 days	487 ft
D'lo 2 SW	Mar 10	Nov 16	252 days	334 ft
Eupora 2 E	Mar 30	Nov 4	218 days	440 ft
Forest	Mar 28	Nov 2	221 days	450 ft
Fulton 3 W	Apr 1	Oct 31	212 days	350 ft
Greenville	Mar 13	Nov 15	247 days	125 ft
Greenville Asos	Mar 12	Nov 13	247 days	128 ft
Greenwood Leflore Airport	Mar 17	Nov 5	231 days	133 ft
Grenada	Mar 28	Nov 4	222 days	237 ft
Gulfport - Biloxi Airport	Feb 23	Dec 3	287 days	42 ft
Gulfport Naval Center	Feb 18	Dec 14	300 days	35 ft
Hattiesburg 5sw	Mar 7	Nov 23	261 days	385 ft
Hattiesburg Chain Muni Airport	Mar 8	Nov 15	252 days	151 ft
Hazlehurst 5 SW	Mar 14	Nov 13	245 days	600 ft
Hernando	Mar 28	Nov 5	223 days	380 ft
Hickory Flat	Apr 8	Oct 28	202 days	400 ft
Holly Springs 4 N	Apr 6	Oct 26	204 days	483 ft
Holly Springs 4 N	Apr 6	Oct 28	206 days	484 ft
Houston	Mar 28	Nov 1	220 days	290 ft
Independence 1w	Apr 3	Oct 31	212 days	345 ft
Iuka	Apr 9	Oct 28	203 days	600 ft
Jackson Hawkins Field	Mar 6	Nov 19	258 days	342 ft
Jackson Intl Airport	Mar 14	Nov 14	245 days	296 ft
Kosciusko	Mar 18	Nov 11	239 days	410 ft
Lambert 1w	Mar 17	Nov 7	233 days	155 ft
Laurel	Mar 12	Nov 12	244 days	225 ft
Lexington	Mar 31	Nov 1	218 days	285 ft
Liberty	Mar 25	Nov 8	230 days	328 ft
Louisville	Mar 21	Nov 13	235 days	581 ft
Macon 3n	Mar 21	Nov 7	231 days	250 ft
McComb/pike Co/john E Lewis Airport	Mar 11	Nov 18	253 days	413 ft
Meadville	Mar 15	Nov 12	243 days	345 ft
Meridian Key Field	Mar 16	Nov 12	239 days	294 ft
Meridian Naas	Mar 14	Nov 12	245 days	271 ft
Minter City	Mar 7	Nov 17	254 days	145 ft
Monticello	Mar 12	Nov 10	242 days	191 ft
Moorhead	Mar 8	Nov 20	255 days	117 ft
Natchez	Mar 16	Nov 9	237 days	195 ft
Newton 5 ENE	Mar 24	Nov 5	228 days	374 ft
Newton Exp. Station	Mar 25	Nov 2	222 days	349 ft
Oakley Exp. Station	Mar 16	Nov 6	236 days	205 ft
Olive Branch	Mar 26	Nov 6	227 days	385 ft
P Harrison Archusa	Mar 14	Nov 16	247 days	216 ft
Pascagoula 3 NE	Mar 8	Nov 19	256 days	12 ft
Pascagoula Lott Intl Airport	Mar 1	Nov 24	269 days	18 ft
Philadelphia 1 WSW	Mar 20	Nov 9	235 days	413 ft
Picayune	Mar 9	Nov 18	255 days	64 ft
Pickens	Mar 14	Nov 8	239 days	238 ft
Pontotoc Exp. Station	Mar 28	Nov 8	227 days	405 ft
Poplarville Exp. Station	Mar 10	Nov 21	257 days	313 ft
Port Gibson 1 NE	Mar 17	Nov 12	241 days	120 ft
Quitman 2 NNE	Mar 18	Nov 10	236 days	213 ft
Raleigh 6n	Mar 28	Nov 3	221 days	446 ft
Ripley	Apr 3	Oct 30	210 days	525 ft
Rolling Fork	Mar 5	Nov 20	261 days	105 ft
Sardis Dam	Mar 15	Nov 15	244 days	303 ft
Satartia 8 SW	Mar 11	Nov 15	246 days	141 ft
Saucier Exp. Forest	Mar 7	Nov 22	260 days	229 ft
Senatobia	Mar 20	Nov 4	229 days	240 ft
State Univ	Mar 23	Nov 8	233 days	185 ft
Stoneville Exp. Station	Mar 11	Nov 16	250 days	127 ft
Tunica 2 N	Mar 14	Nov 15	248 days	206 ft
Tupelo 2	Mar 21	Nov 10	237 days	350 ft
Tupelo Regional Airport	Mar 21	Nov 10	235 days	361 ft
Tylertown 5ese	Mar 15	Nov 16	245 days	382 ft
University	Apr 3	Oct 31	210 days	408 ft
Verona Exp. Station	Mar 21	Nov 9	233 days	325 ft
Vicksburg City	Feb 26	Nov 22	269 days	80 ft
Water Valley	Apr 1	Nov 3	219 days	310 ft
Waveland	Feb 21	Dec 3	287 days	8 ft
Waynesboro 2 W	Mar 17	Nov 9	237 days	200 ft
Wiggins	Mar 14	Nov 18	249 days	160 ft
Winona 5 E	Apr 7	Oct 29	203 days	392 ft
Woodville 4 ESE	Mar 11	Nov 17	251 days	400 ft
Yazoo City 5 NNE	Mar 4	Nov 24	267 days	107 ft

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, annual/seasonal normals by station (version 1.0.1), file dated June 27, 2023; documentation.

Freeze dates are 30-year probabilities, not forecasts. Check your local forecast before planting tender plants.