Yatesville, GA 31097 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Yatesville, GA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/18, about 202 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 239 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Yatesville 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 Yatesville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/18 isn't a guarantee
03/18 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 Yatesville compares
At roughly 239 frost-free days, Yatesville places 8,872 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 364 of 921.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Yatesville can differ from the 31097 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Yatesville's frost date answer different questions.