Ball Ground, GA 30107 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ball Ground, GA, ZIP 30107
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/31, about 215 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 221 frost-free days later.
Ball Ground 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
Zone 8a around Ball Ground 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ball Ground compares
About 221 days separate Ball Ground's last and first frost, putting it 12,513 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 734 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Ball Ground can differ from the 30107 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Ball Ground's frost date answer different questions.