Tiger, GA 30581 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tiger, GA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/10, roughly 225 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 203 frost-free days later.
Tiger 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Tiger 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
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/24 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 Tiger compares
Tiger's growing season runs about 203 days, ranking 17,030 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 889 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Tiger's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Tiger's dates instead of trusting one.