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Kingston, GA 30123 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Kingston, GA?

Zone 8a

Around 04/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 226 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 197 frost-free days later.

Kingston 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Kingston before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Kingston's last frost

04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Kingston compares

Kingston's growing season runs about 197 days, ranking 18,733 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 898 of 921.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Kingston's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Kingston's dates instead of trusting one.