Norcross, GA 30071 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Norcross, GA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/25, roughly 209 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 228 frost-free days later.
Norcross 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Norcross before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/25 isn't a guarantee
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Norcross compares
At roughly 228 frost-free days, Norcross places 10,747 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 603 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Norcross can differ from the 30071 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Norcross's frost date answer different questions.