Atlanta, GA 30310 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Atlanta, GA?
Around 03/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 208 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 231 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Atlanta in Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Atlanta before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Atlanta's last frost
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Atlanta compares
About 231 days separate Atlanta's last and first frost, putting it 10,082 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 489 of 921.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Atlanta can differ from the 30310 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Atlanta's frost date answer different questions.