When to plant in Phil Campbell, AL

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 17

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 31

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 6

1 year in 10 by Oct 23

Frost-free days

225

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Haleyville · 14.8 km away · station 280 m, town 312 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 20 – Mar 6	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 11
Sweet pepper	Feb 6 – Feb 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 16
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 27 – Feb 3	Mar 3 – Mar 17	Apr 12
Peas	—	Feb 17 – Mar 17	Apr 13
Bush beans	—	Apr 10 – May 1	May 30
Carrot	—	Mar 10 – Apr 21	May 9
Beet	—	Mar 3 – Apr 14	Apr 22
Potato	—	Mar 10 – Mar 31	May 19
Kale	Jan 20 – Feb 3	Mar 3 – Mar 17	Apr 15
Broccoli	Jan 20 – Feb 3	Mar 3 – Mar 24	May 2
Cucumber	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 6
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 1
Winter squash	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jul 6
Sweet corn	—	Apr 10 – May 1	Jun 9
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 3 – Mar 24	Jun 1
Garlic	—	Oct 23 – Nov 20 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 17 – Mar 17	Mar 27
Basil	Mar 6 – Mar 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 13

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Phil Campbell'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	Mar 25
1937	Mar 29
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 8
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 19
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 9
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 28
1948	Mar 29
1949	Mar 19
1950	Apr 15
1951	Mar 22
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 19
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 16
1963	Mar 24
1964	Apr 10
1965	Mar 28
1966	Apr 16
1967	Mar 23
1968	Apr 7
1969	Apr 1
1970	Apr 3
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 9
1976	Apr 10
1977	Apr 6
1978	Mar 28
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 22
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 20
1984	Mar 30
1985	Apr 9
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 4
1988	Mar 19
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 7
1991	Apr 1
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 10
1994	Apr 1
1995	Mar 10
1996	Apr 17
1997	Apr 18
2003	Mar 31
2004	Apr 1
2005	Apr 24
2006	Mar 26
2007	Apr 8
2008	Mar 25
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 22
2011	Mar 11
2012	Mar 4
2013	Mar 27
2014	Apr 16
2015	Mar 29
2016	Mar 21
2018	Apr 16
2019	Apr 1
2020	Mar 7
2021	Apr 22
2022	Mar 13
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 19
2025	Mar 21
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1903	223
1937	208
1938	195
1939	203
1940	213
1941	233
1942	197
1943	183
1944	230
1945	239
1946	265
1947	224
1948	202
1949	226
1950	203
1951	225
1952	196
1953	200
1955	198
1958	226
1960	192
1964	192
1965	210
1966	186
1967	218
1968	201
1969	217
1970	214
1971	213
1972	220
1973	212
1974	176
1976	193
1977	189
1979	222
1980	221
1981	208
1982	198
1983	198
1984	227
1985	209
1986	234
1987	200
1988	254
1989	190
1990	235
1991	215
1992	217
1993	203
1995	238
1996	199
2003	227
2004	237
2005	186
2006	210
2008	227
2009	232
2010	228
2011	223
2012	253
2013	211
2014	198
2015	237
2016	234
2018	188
2020	239
2021	205
2022	218
2023	224
2024	247
2025	226

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1903	22.8 °C
1937	22.9 °C
1938	22.7 °C
1939	23.0 °C
1940	21.8 °C
1941	23.7 °C
1942	22.6 °C
1943	23.5 °C
1944	23.4 °C
1945	22.7 °C
1946	22.1 °C
1947	22.7 °C
1948	23.4 °C
1949	22.3 °C
1950	21.2 °C
1951	22.8 °C
1952	22.8 °C
1953	22.7 °C
1954	23.6 °C
1955	22.2 °C
1956	21.7 °C
1957	22.2 °C
1958	22.0 °C
1959	22.2 °C
1960	22.3 °C
1961	20.6 °C
1964	22.2 °C
1965	22.1 °C
1966	21.0 °C
1967	20.9 °C
1968	21.6 °C
1969	22.7 °C
1970	23.1 °C
1971	22.3 °C
1972	22.2 °C
1973	22.1 °C
1974	21.1 °C
1975	20.3 °C
1976	20.4 °C
1977	22.9 °C
1978	22.4 °C
1979	21.6 °C
1980	23.1 °C
1981	22.1 °C
1982	21.5 °C
1983	21.5 °C
1984	21.5 °C
1985	22.2 °C
1986	23.3 °C
1987	22.8 °C
1988	22.3 °C
1989	21.4 °C
1990	22.2 °C
1991	22.8 °C
1992	21.0 °C
1993	21.7 °C
1995	21.8 °C
1996	21.1 °C
2001	22.4 °C
2003	22.2 °C
2004	22.1 °C
2006	23.7 °C
2007	24.9 °C
2008	24.2 °C
2009	22.8 °C
2010	24.9 °C
2011	23.4 °C
2012	23.2 °C
2013	22.2 °C
2014	22.5 °C
2015	23.2 °C
2016	23.9 °C
2018	23.0 °C
2019	23.5 °C
2020	22.2 °C
2021	22.4 °C
2022	23.0 °C
2023	22.9 °C
2024	23.4 °C
2025	23.3 °C
2026	23.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1903, Phil Campbell's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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