Commerce, GA 30529 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Commerce, GA?
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 222 frost-free days later.
Commerce sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Commerce before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/31 isn't a guarantee
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Commerce compares
At roughly 222 frost-free days, Commerce places 12,239 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 710 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Commerce's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Commerce can differ from the 30529 normal.