Metter, GA 30451 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Metter, GA, ZIP 30451
Around 03/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 186 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/27, about 269 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Metter 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 Metter 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.
The actual range around Metter's last frost
03/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/02 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 Metter compares
At roughly 269 frost-free days, Metter places 5,671 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 68 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Metter's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Metter can differ from the 30451 normal.