Avondale Estates, GA 30034 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Avondale Estates, GA, ZIP 30034
Around 03/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 199 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 252 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Avondale Estates in Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Avondale Estates has about 12 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.
The actual range around Avondale Estates's last frost
03/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Avondale Estates compares
Avondale Estates's growing season runs about 252 days, ranking 7,236 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 258 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Avondale Estates's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Avondale Estates's dates instead of trusting one.