Perry, GA 31047 Frost Dates
Perry, GA: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/11, roughly 195 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/19, roughly 256 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Perry 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 12 weeks until Perry's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 03/11 isn't a guarantee
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/15 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/31 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Perry against the rest of the dataset
Perry's growing season runs about 256 days, ranking 6,794 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 168 of 921.
Learn more
Before leaning on 31047's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Perry can differ from the 31047 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Perry's frost date answer different questions.