Statesboro, GA 30458 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Statesboro, GA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/02, about 186 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/27, about 269 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Statesboro 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
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Statesboro before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Statesboro'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 Statesboro compares
Statesboro's growing season runs about 269 days, ranking 5,651 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 62 of 921.
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