Atlanta, GA 30309 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Atlanta, GA, ZIP 30309
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/25, about 209 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 228 frost-free days later.
Atlanta 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 Atlanta 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 Atlanta compares
Atlanta's growing season runs about 228 days, ranking 10,681 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 559 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Atlanta can differ from the 30309 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Atlanta's frost date answer different questions.