Tunnel Hill, GA 30755 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tunnel Hill, GA, ZIP 30755
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tunnel Hill 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 Tunnel Hill 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 Tunnel Hill compares
At roughly 214 frost-free days, Tunnel Hill places 14,320 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 848 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Tunnel Hill can differ from the 30755 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Tunnel Hill's frost date answer different questions.