Newnan, GA 30271 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Newnan, GA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/03, about 218 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 214 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Newnan, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Newnan before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Newnan compares
At roughly 214 frost-free days, Newnan places 14,217 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 839 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Newnan's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Newnan can differ from the 30271 normal.