Butler, GA 31006 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Butler, GA, ZIP 31006
Around 04/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 216 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 216 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Butler in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 8b around Butler 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 04/01 isn't a guarantee
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Butler compares
About 216 days separate Butler's last and first frost, putting it 13,823 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 816 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Butler can differ from the 31006 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Butler's frost date answer different questions.