Brookhaven, GA 30305 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Brookhaven, GA, ZIP 30305
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/25, roughly 209 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 228 frost-free days later.
Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven 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 03/25 isn't a guarantee
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 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 Brookhaven compares
Brookhaven's growing season runs about 228 days, ranking 10,702 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 568 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Brookhaven's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Brookhaven's dates instead of trusting one.