When to plant in Anniston, AL

Planting dates worked out from Anniston's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Apr 8

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 21

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 4

1 year in 10 by Oct 24

Frost-free days

228

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Anniston Metro Ap · 7.8 km away · station 182 m, town 219 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 11 – Feb 25	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 2
Sweet pepper	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 7
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 17 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 2
Peas	—	Feb 7 – Mar 7	Apr 3
Bush beans	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	May 21
Carrot	—	Feb 28 – Apr 11	Apr 29
Beet	—	Feb 21 – Apr 4	Apr 12
Potato	—	Feb 28 – Mar 21	May 9
Kale	Jan 10 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 5
Broccoli	Jan 10 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 14	Apr 22
Cucumber	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 28
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 23
Winter squash	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 27
Sweet corn	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	May 31
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 21 – Mar 14	May 22
Garlic	—	Oct 21 – Nov 18 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 7 – Mar 7	Mar 17
Basil	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 4

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Anniston's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1903	Apr 5
1904	Mar 16
1905	Apr 18
1945	Mar 10
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 4
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 22
1955	Mar 31
1956	Mar 25
1957	Apr 15
1958	Mar 22
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 7
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 22
1966	Apr 6
1967	Mar 23
1968	Mar 26
1969	Mar 28
1970	Mar 16
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 2
1973	Apr 11
1974	Mar 22
1975	Mar 9
1976	Mar 18
1977	Mar 8
1978	Mar 28
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 15
1981	Mar 25
1982	Mar 28
1983	Apr 20
1984	Mar 11
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 6
1988	Mar 17
1989	Mar 9
1990	Apr 8
1991	Mar 11
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 3
1994	Apr 1
1995	Mar 10
1996	Apr 10
1997	Feb 23
1998	Mar 14
1999	Mar 27
2000	Apr 9
2001	Mar 28
2002	Mar 24
2003	Feb 18
2004	Mar 23
2005	Mar 9
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 8
2008	Mar 25
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 8
2011	Mar 12
2012	Feb 25
2013	Mar 28
2014	Mar 26
2015	Mar 29
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 16
2018	Mar 22
2019	Mar 19
2020	Mar 1
2021	Apr 3
2022	Mar 14
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1945	239
1946	247
1947	242
1948	202
1949	198
1950	197
1951	211
1952	196
1953	192
1954	208
1955	207
1956	228
1957	194
1958	219
1959	205
1960	209
1961	202
1962	191
1963	220
1964	202
1965	216
1966	209
1967	226
1968	213
1969	220
1970	244
1971	209
1972	228
1973	212
1974	234
1975	249
1976	217
1977	246
1978	200
1979	222
1980	235
1981	208
1982	211
1983	199
1984	240
1985	211
1986	203
1987	198
1988	234
1989	225
1990	201
1991	236
1992	218
1993	210
1994	236
1995	243
1996	192
1997	264
1998	236
1999	210
2000	183
2001	212
2002	237
2003	268
2004	247
2005	230
2006	221
2007	209
2008	216
2009	224
2010	242
2011	222
2012	248
2013	211
2014	219
2015	229
2016	233
2017	227
2018	232
2019	227
2020	246
2021	217
2022	218
2023	224

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1905	21.9 °C
1945	23.6 °C
1946	23.2 °C
1947	23.1 °C
1948	23.2 °C
1949	22.6 °C
1950	22.2 °C
1951	22.9 °C
1952	22.9 °C
1953	22.9 °C
1954	24.2 °C
1955	23.6 °C
1956	23.0 °C
1957	23.6 °C
1958	23.5 °C
1959	23.8 °C
1960	23.3 °C
1961	21.9 °C
1962	23.6 °C
1963	23.3 °C
1964	23.4 °C
1965	23.5 °C
1966	22.9 °C
1967	21.9 °C
1968	22.8 °C
1969	22.9 °C
1970	23.6 °C
1971	22.6 °C
1972	22.9 °C
1973	23.0 °C
1974	22.6 °C
1975	22.9 °C
1976	22.2 °C
1977	24.4 °C
1978	24.1 °C
1979	22.8 °C
1980	24.1 °C
1981	23.7 °C
1982	23.0 °C
1983	22.7 °C
1984	22.5 °C
1985	23.1 °C
1986	23.6 °C
1987	23.1 °C
1988	22.6 °C
1989	22.0 °C
1990	23.4 °C
1991	23.6 °C
1992	22.3 °C
1993	23.2 °C
1994	22.9 °C
1995	23.9 °C
1996	23.0 °C
1997	22.1 °C
1998	24.0 °C
1999	23.4 °C
2000	23.2 °C
2001	22.9 °C
2002	24.0 °C
2003	22.9 °C
2004	23.0 °C
2005	23.4 °C
2006	24.1 °C
2007	23.9 °C
2008	23.2 °C
2009	22.9 °C
2010	24.8 °C
2011	23.8 °C
2012	23.6 °C
2013	22.7 °C
2014	23.3 °C
2015	24.0 °C
2016	24.6 °C
2017	23.3 °C
2018	24.0 °C
2019	24.4 °C
2020	23.1 °C
2021	23.1 °C
2022	23.6 °C
2023	23.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1903, Anniston's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Anniston Metro Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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