Tallulah Falls, GA 30573 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tallulah Falls, GA, ZIP 30573
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/09, about 224 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 205 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tallulah Falls in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 8a around Tallulah Falls has about 9 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tallulah Falls compares
About 205 days separate Tallulah Falls's last and first frost, putting it 16,413 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 883 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Tallulah Falls's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Tallulah Falls's dates instead of trusting one.