Augusta-Richmond County, GA 30812 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Augusta-Richmond County, GA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/27, about 183 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/04, about 283 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 Augusta-Richmond County, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 14 weeks of growing season left in Augusta-Richmond County before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/27 isn't a guarantee
02/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Augusta-Richmond County compares
About 283 days separate Augusta-Richmond County's last and first frost, putting it 4,724 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 18 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Augusta-Richmond County's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Augusta-Richmond County's dates instead of trusting one.