Unadilla, GA 31013 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Unadilla, GA, ZIP 31013
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/11, roughly 195 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 256 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Unadilla 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 Unadilla has about 12 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 03/11 isn't a guarantee
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Unadilla compares
About 256 days separate Unadilla's last and first frost, putting it 6,819 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 179 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Unadilla can differ from the 31013 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Unadilla's frost date answer different questions.