Tallulah Falls, GA 30580 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tallulah Falls, GA?
Around 04/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 226 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 198 frost-free days later.
Tallulah Falls 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Tallulah Falls before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tallulah Falls compares
Tallulah Falls's growing season runs about 198 days, ranking 18,544 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 895 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Tallulah Falls's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Tallulah Falls's dates instead of trusting one.