When to plant in Orange Beach, AL
Planting dates worked out from Orange Beach's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.
Frost is rare in Orange Beach: in 3 of the last 16 springs there was none at all. Frost dates matter less here than heat, so the planting table below is left out.
Safe to plant out
Feb 19
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Jan 30
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Dec 16
1 year in 10 by Nov 26
Frost-free days
319
median, 1991–2020
Station used: Bon Secour Alabama · 23.4 km away · station 5 m, town 4 m. How we match towns to stations
Orange Beach'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 |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Jan 28 |
| 2004 | Jan 29 |
| 2006 | Feb 13 |
| 2008 | Jan 21 |
| 2009 | Feb 5 |
| 2010 | Feb 26 |
| 2011 | Feb 12 |
| 2012 | Feb 12 |
| 2014 | Jan 30 |
| 2015 | Mar 6 |
| 2016 | Feb 10 |
| 2018 | Jan 19 |
| 2020 | Jan 21 |
| 2021 | Feb 17 |
| 2022 | Feb 6 |
| 2024 | Jan 21 |
| 2025 | Feb 21 |
Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend
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| Year | Frost-free days |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 312 |
| 2004 | 319 |
| 2006 | 297 |
| 2008 | 334 |
| 2009 | 328 |
| 2010 | 283 |
| 2011 | 321 |
| 2012 | 321 |
| 2013 | 331 |
| 2014 | 291 |
| 2015 | 299 |
| 2017 | 363 |
| 2018 | 345 |
| 2019 | 315 |
| 2020 | 313 |
| 2021 | 316 |
| 2022 | 319 |
| 2023 | 363 |
| 2024 | 343 |
| 2025 | 296 |
Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend
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| Year | Growing-season temperature |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 26.3 °C |
| 2004 | 26.1 °C |
| 2005 | 26.7 °C |
| 2006 | 26.5 °C |
| 2007 | 26.4 °C |
| 2008 | 26.0 °C |
| 2009 | 26.1 °C |
| 2010 | 27.0 °C |
| 2011 | 26.6 °C |
| 2012 | 26.1 °C |
| 2013 | 25.7 °C |
| 2014 | 26.3 °C |
| 2015 | 27.1 °C |
| 2017 | 26.4 °C |
| 2018 | 26.6 °C |
| 2019 | 26.9 °C |
| 2020 | 26.2 °C |
| 2021 | 25.9 °C |
| 2022 | 26.9 °C |
| 2023 | 27.1 °C |
| 2024 | 27.3 °C |
| 2025 | 27.3 °C |
What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.
Source: daily records from Bon Secour Alabama (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.