Cordele, GA 31015 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cordele, GA?
Around 03/13 is the usual last spring frost, about 197 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 248 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cordele 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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Cordele before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/13 isn't a guarantee
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/20 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 Cordele compares
At roughly 248 frost-free days, Cordele places 7,689 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 300 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Cordele's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Cordele's dates instead of trusting one.