Eastman, GA 31023 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Eastman, GA, ZIP 31023
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/14, about 198 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 247 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Eastman, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Eastman has about 11 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 03/14 isn't a guarantee
03/14 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. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eastman compares
About 247 days separate Eastman's last and first frost, putting it 7,822 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 314 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Eastman's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Eastman's dates instead of trusting one.