Montrose, GA 31065 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Montrose, GA?
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Montrose 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 Montrose before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Montrose's last frost
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 Montrose compares
Montrose's growing season runs about 247 days, ranking 7,891 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 326 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Montrose's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Montrose can differ from the 31065 normal.