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Griffin, GA 30212 Frost Dates

Griffin, GA: when does the frost end?

Zone 8b

Around 03/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 210 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/06, roughly 226 days after the last spring frost.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Griffin in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.

Stretching the season past the first frost

With roughly 10 weeks until Griffin's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.

Why 03/26 isn't a guarantee

03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/04 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/13 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.

Griffin against the rest of the dataset

Griffin's growing season runs about 226 days, ranking 11,156 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 653 of 921.

Learn more

Before leaning on 30212's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Griffin's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Griffin's dates instead of trusting one.