Georgia Frost Dates: Last and First Frost by Town

126 NOAA weather stations · 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals · Data updated 2026-10-29

Quick answer

Across Georgia's 126 NOAA stations with regular frost, the median last spring frost is March 21 and the median first fall frost is November 12. Last frost dates range from February 8 at Brunswick to April 26 at Blairsville Experiment Station, so enter your ZIP code below for the station nearest you.

How frost dates vary across Georgia

Elevation matters: across Georgia's stations, each 1,000 ft of elevation delays the median last frost by about 18 days.
North vs south: stations in the northern third of the state (north of 33.7°N) reach their median last frost about 22 days later than the southern third (south of 32.0°N).
Safety margin: the median 10%-risk date (April 9) is about 19 days after the median last frost. Waiting until then cuts the chance of a killing frost on tender transplants from 1 in 2 to 1 in 10.

Frost dates at Georgia's major weather stations

These National Weather Service stations, mostly at airports, have the longest and most complete records in the state.


Albany SW Ga Regional Airport	190	Mar 8	Mar 27	Nov 21	260
Alma Bacon County Airport	193	Mar 11	Mar 30	Nov 20	256
Athens Ben Epps Airport	785	Mar 23	Apr 10	Nov 10	232
Atlanta	858	Mar 26	Apr 13	Nov 6	226
Atlanta Fulton County Airport	840	Mar 24	Apr 10	Nov 8	231
Atlanta Hartsfield Intl Airport	1,010	Mar 15	Apr 4	Nov 20	252
Atlanta Peachtree Airport	1,002	Mar 25	Apr 12	Nov 9	228
Augusta Bush Field Airport	132	Mar 23	Apr 9	Nov 9	232
Augusta Daniel Field Airport	423	Feb 27	Mar 19	Dec 4	283
Brunswick 23 S	25	Feb 19	Mar 14	Dec 14	299
Brunswick Malcolm McKinnon Airport	16	Feb 9	Mar 6	Dec 26	312
Cartersville Airport	763	Apr 5	Apr 21	Nov 1	211
Columbus Metro Airport	392	Mar 5	Mar 24	Nov 23	265
Fort Benning Lawson Field	289	Mar 26	Apr 13	Nov 8	228
Gainesville Gilmer Airport	1,275	Mar 20	Apr 6	Nov 14	239
Macon Middle Ga Regional Airport	343	Mar 21	Apr 7	Nov 10	235
Newton 11 SW	156	Mar 7	Mar 28	Nov 19	259
Newton 8 W	176	Mar 11	Apr 1	Nov 13	245
Rome R B Russell Airport	639	Mar 29	Apr 15	Nov 3	219
Savannah Intl Airport	46	Mar 2	Mar 25	Nov 30	270
Valdosta Regional Airport	198	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 21	259
Watkinsville 5 SSE	741	Mar 24	Apr 12	Nov 12	234

All 126 stations in Georgia

Last frost and first frost are medians: a 50% chance of a 32°F night after (spring) or before (fall) that date. 10% risk is the spring date with only a 1-in-10 chance of a later frost. Click a column to sort.

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Albany 3 SE	180	Mar 10	Mar 30	Nov 20	257
Albany SW Ga Regional Airport	190	Mar 8	Mar 27	Nov 21	260
Allatoona Dam 2	975	Apr 2	Apr 19	Nov 4	215
Alma Bacon County Airport	193	Mar 11	Mar 30	Nov 20	256
Alto 4 SE	918	Apr 4	Apr 19	Nov 4	216
Americus	397	Mar 20	Apr 7	Nov 14	238
Appling 2 NW	396	Mar 27	Apr 13	Nov 7	226
Ashburn 3 ENE	435	Mar 11	Mar 29	Nov 20	256
Athens Ben Epps Airport	785	Mar 23	Apr 10	Nov 10	232
Atlanta	858	Mar 26	Apr 13	Nov 6	226
Atlanta Fulton County Airport	840	Mar 24	Apr 10	Nov 8	231
Atlanta Hartsfield Intl Airport	1,010	Mar 15	Apr 4	Nov 20	252
Atlanta Peachtree Airport	1,002	Mar 25	Apr 12	Nov 9	228
Augusta Bush Field Airport	132	Mar 23	Apr 9	Nov 9	232
Augusta Daniel Field Airport	423	Feb 27	Mar 19	Dec 4	283
Bainbridge Intl Paper	190	Mar 14	Apr 3	Nov 17	250
Baxley 5NNW	213	Mar 15	Mar 31	Nov 18	250
Blairsville Experiment Station	1,949	Apr 26	May 11	Oct 19	176
Brooklet 1 W	180	Mar 7	Mar 27	Nov 21	257
Brunswick	13	Feb 8	Mar 10	Dec 25	314
Brunswick 23 S	25	Feb 19	Mar 14	Dec 14	299
Brunswick Malcolm McKinnon Airport	16	Feb 9	Mar 6	Dec 26	312
Cairo 1SW	201	Mar 11	Mar 31	Nov 21	255
Camilla 3 SE	175	Mar 10	Mar 28	Nov 18	254
Carrollton	995	Mar 28	Apr 12	Nov 5	222
Cartersville	789	Apr 11	Apr 26	Oct 26	197
Cartersville Airport	763	Apr 5	Apr 21	Nov 1	211
Cedartown	785	Mar 30	Apr 14	Nov 4	219
Chatsworth 2	710	Apr 2	Apr 21	Nov 1	212
Chickamauga 2 SW	799	Mar 25	Apr 11	Nov 9	232
Chickamauga Park Larc	782	Apr 6	Apr 23	Oct 30	205
Clarkesville	1,370	Apr 11	May 1	Oct 26	198
Clayton 1 SSW	1,965	Apr 10	May 1	Oct 29	203
Cleveland	1,567	Apr 14	May 2	Oct 25	192
Columbus #2	435	Mar 21	Apr 9	Nov 11	238
Columbus Metro Airport	392	Mar 5	Mar 24	Nov 23	265
Commerce 4 NNW	820	Mar 31	Apr 14	Nov 6	222
Cordele	308	Mar 13	Mar 31	Nov 14	248
Cornelia	1,470	Mar 30	Apr 14	Nov 6	222
Covington	769	Mar 22	Apr 6	Nov 14	238
Crisp County Pwr Dam	245	Mar 9	Mar 27	Nov 20	258
Cumming 2N	1,140	Apr 4	Apr 19	Nov 4	214
Cuthbert	461	Mar 21	Apr 7	Nov 13	236
Dallas 7 NE	1,028	Apr 2	Apr 19	Nov 4	218
Dalton	799	Apr 2	Apr 21	Nov 4	214
Danielsville	780	Mar 29	Apr 14	Nov 7	224
Donalsonville	150	Mar 6	Mar 25	Nov 23	264
Douglas	233	Mar 5	Mar 24	Nov 26	267
Dublin	230	Mar 14	Apr 1	Nov 13	247
Dublin 2	200	Mar 14	Apr 3	Nov 16	247
Eastman 1 W	400	Mar 5	Mar 26	Nov 24	263
Elberton 2 N	540	Apr 6	Apr 21	Oct 30	209
Experiment	934	Mar 20	Apr 10	Nov 13	239
Fargo 17 NE	124	Feb 19	Mar 16	Dec 5	294
Fitzgerald	370	Mar 2	Mar 22	Nov 25	268
Folkston 9 SW	120	Feb 26	Mar 21	Dec 7	285
Fort Benning Lawson Field	289	Mar 26	Apr 13	Nov 8	228
Fort Gaines 2	210	Mar 13	Mar 28	Nov 21	256
Fort Stewart	92	Mar 5	Mar 26	Nov 29	269
Gainesville	1,170	Mar 27	Apr 11	Nov 12	231
Gainesville Gilmer Airport	1,275	Mar 20	Apr 6	Nov 14	239
Georgetown 4 E	490	Mar 15	Apr 4	Nov 18	250
Germany Valley	2,832	Apr 10	Apr 30	Oct 26	199
Glennville 3NW	200	Mar 9	Mar 30	Nov 24	258
Hartwell	805	Mar 20	Apr 6	Nov 15	241
Hartwell Dam	690	Mar 25	Apr 10	Nov 12	235
Hawkinsville	245	Mar 20	Apr 6	Nov 12	239
Hazlehurst	250	Mar 12	Mar 28	Nov 17	251
Helen	1,493	Apr 11	May 3	Oct 28	197
Homerville 5 N	187	Mar 11	Apr 3	Nov 17	253
Irwinton 4 WNW	515	Mar 12	Apr 1	Nov 19	255
Jasper 1 NNW	1,465	Mar 31	Apr 18	Nov 5	221
Jesup 8 S	100	Mar 24	Apr 9	Nov 10	233
Jonesboro	930	Mar 25	Apr 10	Nov 12	235
Kite	311	Mar 21	Apr 10	Nov 8	233
La Grange 1N	730	Mar 31	Apr 15	Nov 5	221
Leesburg 2	260	Mar 12	Mar 30	Nov 19	253
Lexington	726	Mar 31	Apr 13	Nov 6	221
Louisville 1 E	322	Mar 25	Apr 9	Nov 7	227
Lumpkin 2 SE	485	Apr 1	Apr 20	Nov 4	217
Mableton 1 N	980	Mar 27	Apr 12	Nov 7	225
Macon Middle Ga Regional Airport	343	Mar 21	Apr 7	Nov 10	235
McDonough 5 ENE	708	Mar 31	Apr 16	Nov 6	220
Metter	120	Mar 2	Mar 25	Nov 27	269
Midville Experiment Station	280	Mar 18	Apr 4	Nov 11	237
Milledgeville	368	Mar 25	Apr 9	Nov 9	231
Monticello	518	Apr 4	Apr 20	Nov 1	211
Moultrie 2 ESE	340	Mar 6	Mar 27	Nov 27	268
Mountain City 2 SW	3,464	Apr 18	May 4	Oct 25	191
Mulberry Grove	501	Mar 21	Apr 13	Nov 18	243
Nahunta 6NE	68	Mar 25	Apr 15	Nov 15	236
Newnan 7 WNW	795	Apr 3	Apr 18	Nov 2	214
Newton 11 SW	156	Mar 7	Mar 28	Nov 19	259
Newton 8 W	176	Mar 11	Apr 1	Nov 13	245
Plains SW Ga Experiment Station	500	Mar 15	Apr 2	Nov 17	249
Pridgen	300	Mar 12	Mar 29	Nov 17	252
Quitman 2 NW	185	Mar 11	Mar 31	Nov 18	253
Rocky Ford 4SE	160	Mar 14	Apr 5	Nov 15	248
Rome	685	Apr 1	Apr 19	Nov 3	217
Rome R B Russell Airport	639	Mar 29	Apr 15	Nov 3	219
Sandersville	451	Mar 19	Apr 6	Nov 13	241
Sapelo Island	10	Feb 20	Mar 16	Dec 19	298
Sautee 3W	1,591	Apr 7	Apr 23	Nov 1	208
Savannah Intl Airport	46	Mar 2	Mar 25	Nov 30	270
Siloam 3N	695	Mar 27	Apr 13	Nov 8	226
Summerville	639	Apr 7	Apr 23	Oct 30	204
Surrency	200	Mar 17	Apr 8	Nov 16	245
Talbotton	620	Apr 1	Apr 16	Nov 3	216
The Rock Rch	821	Mar 18	Apr 6	Nov 14	239
Thomaston 4SE	620	Mar 23	Apr 11	Nov 12	234
Thomson 1.5SE	542	Mar 14	Mar 31	Nov 17	252
Tifton	380	Mar 11	Mar 29	Nov 19	254
Toccoa	1,012	Mar 23	Apr 9	Nov 11	233
U Of Ga Plt Science	840	Mar 27	Apr 12	Nov 8	228
Valdosta 2 S	265	Mar 5	Mar 23	Nov 27	267
Valdosta Regional Airport	198	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 21	259
W Point	575	Mar 26	Apr 15	Nov 9	229
Warner Robins	420	Mar 11	Mar 31	Nov 19	256
Warrenton	490	Mar 29	Apr 14	Nov 7	225
Washington 2 ESE	620	Mar 22	Apr 6	Nov 13	237
Watkinsville 5 SSE	741	Mar 24	Apr 12	Nov 12	234
Waycross 4 NE	145	Mar 15	Apr 3	Nov 17	246
Waynesboro 2 S	277	Mar 21	Apr 8	Nov 9	233
Winder 4S	889	Apr 3	Apr 17	Nov 7	219
Winterville	890	Apr 2	Apr 16	Nov 2	217
Woodbine	16	Mar 14	Apr 6	Nov 25	257

Frequently asked questions

When is the last frost in Georgia?

The median last spring frost (32°F) across Georgia's NOAA weather stations is March 21, based on 1991–2020 climate normals. It ranges from February 8 at Brunswick to April 26 at Blairsville Experiment Station. For a safer planting date, use the 10%-risk date; the state median for that is April 9.

When is the first frost in Georgia?

The median first fall frost across Georgia's stations is November 12. The earliest median first frost is October 19 at Blairsville Experiment Station, and the latest is December 26 at Brunswick Malcolm McKinnon Airport.

How long is the growing season in Georgia?

The median frost-free season is 237 days across Georgia's stations, from 176 days at Blairsville Experiment Station to 314 days at Brunswick.

When should I plant tomatoes in Georgia?

Plant tomatoes outdoors after your local last frost, ideally after the 10%-risk date when nights stay above 50°F. At a typical Georgia station that means starting seeds indoors 6–8 weeks before March 21 and transplanting from about April 9. Check your ZIP code, because dates vary by weeks across the state.

How to use these dates

Frost dates are 30-year averages from NOAA, not forecasts. Use them to plan seed starting and planting, then watch the 10-day forecast as the date approaches. Cold air settles in valleys and low spots, so a garden at the bottom of a slope can frost a week or more later in spring than the nearest station shows.

Ready to plan? The planting calendar by ZIP code turns these dates into start-indoors, transplant and sowing dates for 30 crops.

Sources and method

Dates are the 32°F freeze probabilities published in the NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals for each station. Station names are NOAA's, lightly expanded for readability. See the methodology or download the full table.