Vienna, GA 31092 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Vienna, GA?
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.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Vienna, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Vienna before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Vienna compares
About 248 days separate Vienna's last and first frost, putting it 7,711 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 302 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Vienna's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Vienna's dates instead of trusting one.