Maxeys, GA 30671 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Maxeys, GA, ZIP 30671
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/31, about 215 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 221 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Maxeys, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Maxeys has about 10 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.
Why 03/31 isn't a guarantee
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Maxeys compares
Maxeys's growing season runs about 221 days, ranking 12,602 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 750 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Maxeys's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Maxeys can differ from the 30671 normal.