Vidalia, GA 30474 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Vidalia, 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 Vidalia in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 Vidalia before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Vidalia'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 Vidalia compares
About 269 days separate Vidalia's last and first frost, putting it 5,667 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 66 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Vidalia's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Vidalia's dates instead of trusting one.