Rome, GA 30161 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Rome, GA, ZIP 30161
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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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
About 217 days separate Rome's last and first frost, putting it 13,406 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 791 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Rome can differ from the 30161 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Rome's frost date answer different questions.