Claxton, GA 30417 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Claxton, GA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/09, about 193 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 258 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Claxton, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Claxton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/09 isn't a guarantee
03/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Claxton compares
At roughly 258 frost-free days, Claxton places 6,643 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 150 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Claxton can differ from the 30417 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Claxton's frost date answer different questions.