Stonecrest, GA 30038 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Stonecrest, GA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/25, roughly 209 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 235 frost-free days later.
Stonecrest sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Stonecrest before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Stonecrest compares
About 235 days separate Stonecrest's last and first frost, putting it 9,555 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 415 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Stonecrest's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Stonecrest can differ from the 30038 normal.