Austell, GA 30106 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Austell, GA, ZIP 30106
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/27, roughly 211 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 225 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Austell 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 Austell has about 10 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.
Why 03/27 isn't a guarantee
03/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 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 Austell compares
About 225 days separate Austell's last and first frost, putting it 11,395 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 691 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Austell can differ from the 30106 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Austell's frost date answer different questions.