Lilly, GA 31051 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lilly, GA, ZIP 31051
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/13, about 197 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 248 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lilly 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 Lilly 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Lilly compares
Lilly's growing season runs about 248 days, ranking 7,742 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 310 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Lilly's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Lilly can differ from the 31051 normal.