Dalton, GA 30720 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Dalton, GA, ZIP 30720
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/02, about 217 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 214 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 Dalton, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Dalton 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 04/02 isn't a guarantee
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dalton compares
About 214 days separate Dalton's last and first frost, putting it 14,222 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 841 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Dalton's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Dalton can differ from the 30720 normal.