Riceboro, GA 31331 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Riceboro, GA?
Around 02/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 176 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/19, about 298 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Riceboro 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
About 16 weeks of growing season left in Riceboro 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
02/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Riceboro compares
At roughly 298 frost-free days, Riceboro places 4,217 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 14 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Riceboro can differ from the 31331 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Riceboro's frost date answer different questions.