Carrollton, GA 30117 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Carrollton, GA, ZIP 30117
Around 03/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 212 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 222 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Carrollton 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 Carrollton 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 03/28 isn't a guarantee
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 Carrollton compares
About 222 days separate Carrollton's last and first frost, putting it 12,207 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 703 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Carrollton's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Carrollton's dates instead of trusting one.