Tennille, GA 31089 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tennille, GA, ZIP 31089
Around 03/19 is the usual last spring frost, about 203 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 241 frost-free days later.
Tennille sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Tennille 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.
Why 03/19 isn't a guarantee
03/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tennille compares
About 241 days separate Tennille's last and first frost, putting it 8,569 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 345 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Tennille can differ from the 31089 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Tennille's frost date answer different questions.