Argyle, GA 31550 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Argyle, GA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/11, roughly 195 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 253 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Argyle 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 12 weeks of growing season left in Argyle 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
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Argyle compares
Argyle's growing season runs about 253 days, ranking 7,189 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 240 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Argyle's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Argyle's dates instead of trusting one.