Cadwell, GA 31009 Frost Dates
Cadwell, GA: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/14, about 198 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/13, roughly 247 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cadwell 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 11 weeks until Cadwell'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
03/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/20 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/01 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Cadwell against the rest of the dataset
At roughly 247 frost-free days, Cadwell places 7,877 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 324 of 921.
Learn more
Before leaning on 31009's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Cadwell's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Cadwell can differ from the 31009 normal.