Monticello, GA 31038 Frost Dates
Monticello, GA: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/04, roughly 219 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/01, roughly 211 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Monticello 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 9 weeks until Monticello'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
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/18 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/20 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Monticello against the rest of the dataset
Monticello's growing season runs about 211 days, ranking 14,766 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 864 of 921.
Learn more
Before leaning on 31038's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Monticello's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Monticello can differ from the 31038 normal.