Smyrna, GA 31156 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Smyrna, GA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/24, roughly 208 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 231 frost-free days later.
Smyrna sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Smyrna 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
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Smyrna compares
Smyrna's growing season runs about 231 days, ranking 10,126 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 533 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Smyrna's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Smyrna's dates instead of trusting one.