Statesboro, GA 30461 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Statesboro, GA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/02, roughly 186 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/27, about 269 frost-free days later.
Statesboro 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
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.
Why 03/02 isn't a guarantee
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
About 269 days separate Statesboro's last and first frost, putting it 5,654 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 65 of 921.
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