Scotland, GA 31083 Frost Dates
Scotland, GA: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/12, about 196 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/17, roughly 251 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Scotland 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 Scotland's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 03/12 isn't a guarantee
03/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/18 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/28 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Scotland against the rest of the dataset
Scotland's growing season runs about 251 days, ranking 7,409 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 277 of 921.
Learn more
Before leaning on 31083's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Scotland can differ from the 31083 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Scotland's frost date answer different questions.