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Smyrna, GA 30364 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Smyrna, GA, ZIP 30364

Zone 8b

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 Smyrna in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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

Zone 8b around Smyrna 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.

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

Smyrna's growing season runs about 231 days, ranking 10,103 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 510 of 921.

Learn more

the frost range explains how to read the range around Smyrna's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Smyrna can differ from the 30364 normal.