Rincon, GA 31326 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Rincon, GA, ZIP 31326
Around 03/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 186 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/30, about 270 frost-free days later.
Rincon sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 9a around Rincon 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Rincon compares
Rincon's growing season runs about 270 days, ranking 5,561 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 32 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Rincon's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Rincon's dates instead of trusting one.