Buchanan, GA 30140 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Buchanan, GA, ZIP 30140
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Buchanan 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 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.
The actual range around Buchanan's last frost
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 12,296 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 722 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Buchanan's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Buchanan's dates instead of trusting one.