Rutledge, GA 30663 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Rutledge, GA, ZIP 30663
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/22, about 206 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 238 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rutledge 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 Rutledge has about 11 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
03/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Rutledge compares
At roughly 238 frost-free days, Rutledge places 9,003 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 379 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Rutledge's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Rutledge can differ from the 30663 normal.