When is Alabama’s last freeze? What NOAA and Old Farmer’s Almanac say about spring 2025
A warm week is in store for Alabama, according to the National Weather Service.
So is it finally safe to go ahead and plant those spring flowers and vegetables?
NOAA has an answer.
The National Centers for Environmental Information has crafted a map showing the average dates for the final freezes of the spring for the entire United States.
The data used ranges from 1991 to 2020. (You can go here to zoom in and get a closer look at Alabama.)
Those last freeze dates, nationwide, can range from January to late May.
But for Alabama, the average last spring freezes come anywhere from early to mid-March in south Alabama to mid- to late March in central Alabama and early to mid-April in parts of north Alabama.
That’s not to say freezing temperatures haven’t hit Alabama later.
Here is some freeze data for a few Alabama cities from the National Weather Service:
BIRMINGHAM
- Average last freeze: March 25
- Latest last freeze: April 23, 1986
HUNTSVILLE
- Average last freeze: April 1
- Latest last freeze: May 7, 1944
MOBILE
- Average last freeze: Feb. 23
- Latest freeze: April 5, 1987
MONTGOMERY
- Average last freeze: March 8
- Latest last freeze: April 13, 1940
MUSCLE SHOALS
- Average last freeze: March 28
- Latest last freeze: May 2, 1909
The weather service isn’t the only entity offering up dates for last freezes. The Old Farmer’s Almanac also offers up information on that based in ZIP codes.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac also has a forecast for spring weather in the U.S., and it foresees warm and wet weather for Alabama through the rest of the spring.
See the Almanac’s spring forecast here.
The long-range temperature forecast from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center suggests Alabama has seen its last freezing temperatures.
The six- to 10-day temperature outlook is forecasting a high probability (70-80 percent) for above-average temperatures for Alabama from April 19-23:
There is a 70-80 percent probability for above-average temperatures for all of Alabama from April 29-23.CPC
The eight- to 14-day outlook is also leaning heavily to the warm side, showing a continued 70-80 percent probability for above-average temperatures for Alabama through April 27:
A high (70-80 percent) probability for above-average temperatures will continue for all of Alabama through the end of April. This map covers April 21-27.CPC
Meteorological spring began March 1. Astronomical spring began March 20.
The first day of meteorological summer will be June 1, and the summer solstice will follow on June 20.