Frost Dates in Mississippi

Across 94 NOAA weather stations in Mississippi, the average last spring frost falls between February 12 at Biloxi and April 9 at Iuka. At a typical Mississippi station it is around March 17, with the first fall frost around November 12 and a frost-free season of about 239 days.

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A typical Mississippi season

What shapes frost dates in Mississippi

The frost-free season ranges from 202 days at Hickory Flat to 301 days at Biloxi.
Gardens in valleys and low spots, where cold air settles, often frost a week or more later in spring than the nearest station.

Frost dates at major airports

Station	Last frost	Safer date	First frost	Season (days)
Greenville Asos	Mar 12	Mar 30	Nov 13	247
Greenwood Leflore Airport	Mar 17	Apr 5	Nov 5	231
Gulfport - Biloxi Airport	Feb 23	Mar 16	Dec 3	287
Hattiesburg Chain Muni Airport	Mar 8	Mar 28	Nov 15	252
Holly Springs 4 N	Apr 6	Apr 23	Oct 28	206
Jackson Hawkins Fld	Mar 6	Mar 24	Nov 19	258
Jackson Intl Airport	Mar 14	Apr 2	Nov 14	245
Mccomb/pike Co/john E Lewis Airport	Mar 11	Apr 2	Nov 18	253
Meridian Key Fld	Mar 16	Apr 3	Nov 12	239
Meridian Naas	Mar 14	Apr 1	Nov 12	245
Newton 5 ENE	Mar 24	Apr 10	Nov 5	228
Pascagoula Lott Intl Airport	Mar 1	Mar 24	Nov 24	269
Tupelo Rgnl Airport	Mar 21	Apr 6	Nov 10	235

All 94 weather stations in Mississippi

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

Last frost and first frost are averages (a 50% chance of frost later in spring or earlier in fall). Safer date is the spring date with only a 10% chance of a later frost.

Using these dates

Plant hardy crops like peas and spinach several weeks before your last frost, and tender crops like tomatoes and peppers after it, once nights stay above 50°F. The Seed Starting Calculator turns your frost date into sowing and planting dates, and When to Plant Tomatoes explains the timing in detail.

Data: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, 32°F threshold.

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What shapes frost dates in Mississippi

Frost dates at major airports

All 94 weather stations in Mississippi

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