Bloomingdale, GA 31302 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bloomingdale, GA, ZIP 31302
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/02, about 186 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/30, about 270 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bloomingdale in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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
Zone 9a around Bloomingdale has about 13 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 03/02 isn't a guarantee
03/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bloomingdale compares
About 270 days separate Bloomingdale's last and first frost, putting it 5,582 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 38 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Bloomingdale's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Bloomingdale can differ from the 31302 normal.