Harlem, GA 30814 Frost Dates
Harlem, GA: when does the frost end?
Around 03/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 211 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/07, roughly 226 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Harlem in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 10 weeks until Harlem's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/07 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/13 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Harlem against the rest of the dataset
Harlem's growing season runs about 226 days, ranking 11,199 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 661 of 921.
Learn more
Before leaning on 30814's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Harlem's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Harlem can differ from the 30814 normal.