Buchanan, GA 30113 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Buchanan, GA, ZIP 30113
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/28, about 212 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 222 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Buchanan, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Buchanan 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
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/07 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 Buchanan compares
Buchanan's growing season runs about 222 days, ranking 12,295 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 721 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Buchanan's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Buchanan can differ from the 30113 normal.