Frost dates in Georgia

Across Georgia, the typical last spring frost is around Mar 23 and the first fall frost around Nov 11. Your own dates depend on where you are in the state; find your county below.

Most of the state's last spring frosts fall between Mar 5 and Apr 3, and its first fall frosts between Nov 3 and Nov 27.

These are the dates with a 50% chance of a 32°F frost on or after (spring) or on or before (fall), so plan tender crops a week or two after the spring date and keep row cover handy. For dates at your exact ZIP code, use the zone and frost date lookup; for what to plant when, see the planting guide by frost date.

Hardiness zones in Georgia: zone 7b, zone 8a, zone 8b, zone 9a

Frost dates by county in Georgia

CountyLast spring frostFirst fall frostGrowing season
ApplingMar 17Nov 16About 244 days
AtkinsonMar 5Nov 26About 266 days
BaconMar 11Nov 20About 254 days
BakerMar 11Nov 13About 247 days
BaldwinMar 25Nov 9About 229 days
BanksApr 4Nov 4About 214 days
BarrowApr 3Nov 7About 218 days
BartowApr 11Nov 1About 204 days
Ben HillMar 2Nov 25About 268 days
BerrienMar 11Nov 19About 253 days
BibbMar 21Nov 10About 234 days
BleckleyMar 20Nov 12About 237 days
BrantleyMar 25Nov 15About 235 days
BrooksMar 11Nov 18About 252 days
BryanMar 2Nov 30About 273 days
BullochMar 7Nov 21About 259 days
BurkeMar 21Nov 9About 233 days
ButtsMar 31Nov 6About 220 days
CalhounMar 21Nov 13About 237 days
CamdenMar 14Nov 25About 256 days
CandlerMar 2Nov 27About 270 days
CarrollMar 28Nov 5About 222 days
CatoosaApr 6Oct 30About 207 days
CharltonMar 8Dec 5About 272 days
ChathamMar 2Nov 30About 273 days
ChattahoocheeApr 1Nov 8About 221 days
ChattoogaApr 7Oct 30About 206 days
CherokeeApr 2Nov 4About 216 days
ClarkeMar 23Nov 10About 232 days
ClayMar 13Nov 21About 253 days
ClaytonMar 25Nov 12About 232 days
ClinchMar 11Nov 17About 251 days
CobbMar 27Nov 7About 225 days
CoffeeMar 11Nov 26About 260 days
ColquittMar 6Nov 27About 266 days
ColumbiaMar 27Nov 7About 225 days
CookMar 11Nov 27About 261 days
CowetaMar 26Nov 6About 225 days
CrawfordMar 23Nov 12About 234 days
CrispMar 13Nov 20About 252 days
DadeMar 31Nov 6About 220 days
DawsonApr 4Nov 5About 215 days
DecaturMar 14Nov 17About 248 days
DeKalbMar 25Nov 9About 229 days
DodgeMar 5Nov 24About 264 days
DoolyMar 13Nov 14About 246 days
DoughertyMar 10Nov 20About 255 days
DouglasMar 27Nov 8About 226 days
EarlyMar 11Nov 23About 257 days
EcholsMar 10Nov 22About 257 days
EffinghamMar 7Nov 30About 268 days
ElbertApr 6Oct 30About 207 days
EmanuelMar 18Nov 11About 238 days
EvansMar 9Nov 24About 260 days
FanninApr 22Oct 20About 181 days
FayetteMar 26Nov 6About 225 days
FloydMar 30Nov 3About 218 days
ForsythApr 4Nov 4About 214 days
FranklinMar 20Nov 15About 240 days
FultonMar 24Nov 9About 230 days
GilmerMar 31Nov 5About 219 days
GlascockMar 29Nov 7About 223 days
GlynnFeb 8Dec 25About 320 days
GordonMar 31Nov 4About 218 days
GradyMar 11Nov 21About 255 days
GreeneMar 27Nov 8About 226 days
GwinnettApr 3Nov 9About 220 days
HabershamApr 11Nov 6About 209 days
HallMar 27Nov 12About 230 days
HancockMar 29Nov 9About 225 days
HaralsonMar 28Nov 5About 222 days
HarrisMar 26Nov 9About 228 days
HartMar 20Nov 15About 240 days
HeardApr 2Nov 3About 215 days
HenryMar 31Nov 6About 220 days
HoustonMar 11Nov 19About 253 days
IrwinMar 11Nov 19About 253 days
JacksonMar 29Nov 7About 223 days
JasperApr 4Nov 1About 211 days
Jeff DavisMar 12Nov 17About 250 days
JeffersonMar 25Nov 7About 227 days
JenkinsMar 21Nov 11About 235 days
JohnsonMar 21Nov 8About 232 days
JonesMar 25Nov 9About 229 days
LamarMar 20Nov 14About 239 days
LanierMar 11Nov 17About 251 days
LaurensMar 14Nov 13About 244 days
LeeMar 12Nov 19About 252 days
LibertyMar 5Nov 29About 269 days
LincolnMar 28Nov 7About 224 days
LongMar 5Nov 29About 269 days
LowndesMar 5Nov 27About 267 days
LumpkinApr 14Oct 25About 194 days
MaconMar 20Nov 14About 239 days
MadisonMar 29Nov 7About 223 days
MarionApr 1Nov 17About 230 days
McDuffieMar 14Nov 17About 248 days
McIntoshFeb 20Dec 19About 302 days
MeriwetherApr 1Nov 5About 218 days
MillerMar 7Nov 19About 257 days
MitchellMar 10Nov 18About 253 days
MonroeMar 23Nov 12About 234 days
MontgomeryMar 12Nov 17About 250 days
MorganMar 24Nov 12About 233 days
MurrayApr 2Nov 1About 213 days
MuscogeeMar 21Nov 11About 235 days
NewtonMar 22Nov 14About 237 days
OconeeMar 24Nov 12About 233 days
OglethorpeMar 31Nov 6About 220 days
PauldingApr 2Nov 4About 216 days
PeachMar 21Nov 10About 234 days
PickensMar 31Nov 5About 219 days
PierceMar 25Nov 17About 237 days
PikeMar 18Nov 14About 241 days
PolkMar 30Nov 4About 219 days
PulaskiMar 20Nov 12About 237 days
PutnamMar 25Nov 9About 229 days
QuitmanMar 15Nov 18About 248 days
RabunApr 10Oct 29About 202 days
RandolphMar 21Nov 13About 237 days
RichmondMar 23Nov 9About 231 days
RockdaleMar 22Nov 14About 237 days
SchleyMar 15Nov 17About 247 days
ScrevenMar 14Nov 21About 252 days
SeminoleMar 6Nov 23About 262 days
SpaldingMar 20Nov 13About 238 days
StephensMar 23Nov 11About 233 days
StewartApr 1Nov 4About 217 days
SumterMar 20Nov 17About 242 days
TalbotApr 1Nov 3About 216 days
TaliaferroMar 27Nov 13About 231 days
TattnallMar 9Nov 24About 260 days
TaylorApr 1Nov 3About 216 days
TelfairMar 12Nov 17About 250 days
TerrellMar 12Nov 19About 252 days
ThomasMar 11Nov 21About 255 days
TiftMar 11Nov 19About 253 days
ToombsMar 2Nov 27About 270 days
TownsApr 26Oct 21About 178 days
TreutlenMar 21Nov 8About 232 days
TroupMar 31Nov 5About 219 days
TurnerMar 11Nov 20About 254 days
TwiggsMar 11Nov 19About 253 days
UnionApr 26Oct 19About 176 days
UpsonMar 23Nov 12About 234 days
WalkerMar 31Nov 9About 223 days
WaltonApr 3Nov 8About 219 days
WareMar 15Nov 17About 247 days
WarrenMar 29Nov 7About 223 days
WashingtonMar 19Nov 13About 239 days
WayneMar 24Nov 10About 231 days
WebsterApr 1Nov 17About 230 days
WheelerMar 12Nov 17About 250 days
WhiteApr 11Oct 28About 200 days
WhitfieldApr 2Nov 4About 216 days
WilcoxMar 13Nov 14About 246 days
WilkesMar 22Nov 13About 236 days
WilkinsonMar 12Nov 19About 252 days
WorthMar 10Nov 20About 255 days

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, 50% probability of 32°F, from the weather station nearest each ZIP code; each county shows the middle value across its ZIP codes. Hills, valleys and cities can run a week or more earlier or later.

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