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Newington, GA 30446 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Newington, GA, ZIP 30446

Zone 8b

Around 03/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 186 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/30, about 270 frost-free days later.

Newington sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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

Zone 8b around Newington has about 13 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.

Why 03/02 isn't a guarantee

03/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Newington compares

About 270 days separate Newington's last and first frost, putting it 5,628 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 48 of 921.

Learn more

the frost range explains how to read the range around Newington's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Newington can differ from the 30446 normal.