Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 36832
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 36832 in zone 8b (the coldest night of a typical year: 15 to 20°F).
The nearest station, Auburn, AL, is 7 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 13 in half of years and after April 3 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 8b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn, ALAuburn No.2 | 7 mi | 545 ft | March 13 | April 3 | November 17 | 8b |
| Opelika, AL | 10 mi | 640 ft | March 29 | April 15 | November 5 | 8a |
| Camp Hill, AL2 mi NW | 17 mi | 680 ft | April 11 | April 26 | October 27 | – |
| Milstead, AL | 20 mi | 215 ft | March 25 | April 13 | November 8 | 8b |
| Lafayette (2 mi W), AL | 24 mi | 740 ft | April 9 | April 25 | October 30 | 8a |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Auburn
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | April 16 | April 5 | March 29 | March 8 | November 7 | October 26 |
| 32°F | April 3 | March 21 | March 13 | February 21 | November 17 | November 1 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 19 | March 8 | February 28 | February 1 | December 1 | November 11 |
| 24°F | March 10 | February 24 | February 11 | January 10 | December 19 | November 23 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.