Smyrna, GA 30357 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Smyrna, GA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/24, about 208 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 231 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Smyrna 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 Smyrna before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Smyrna'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 Smyrna compares
About 231 days separate Smyrna's last and first frost, putting it 10,100 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 507 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Smyrna's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Smyrna can differ from the 30357 normal.