Dillard, GA 28763 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Dillard, GA, ZIP 28763
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/18, about 233 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 191 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Dillard, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Dillard has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dillard compares
Dillard's growing season runs about 191 days, ranking 20,906 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 910 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Dillard can differ from the 28763 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Dillard's frost date answer different questions.