Glenwood, GA 30428 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Glenwood, GA, ZIP 30428
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/12, about 196 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 251 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Glenwood 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 Glenwood has about 12 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 Glenwood's last frost
03/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Glenwood compares
Glenwood's growing season runs about 251 days, ranking 7,382 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 273 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Glenwood's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Glenwood's dates instead of trusting one.