Rome, GA 30147 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Rome, GA, ZIP 30147
Around 04/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 216 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 217 frost-free days later.
Rome 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 Rome 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 04/01 isn't a guarantee
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Rome compares
At roughly 217 frost-free days, Rome places 13,404 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 789 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Rome's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Rome can differ from the 30147 normal.