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Hapeville, GA 30315 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Hapeville, GA?

Zone 8a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/15, about 199 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 252 frost-free days later.

Hapeville 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

About 12 weeks of growing season left in Hapeville 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

03/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Hapeville compares

About 252 days separate Hapeville's last and first frost, putting it 7,224 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 256 of 921.

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