Nahunta, GA 31553 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Nahunta, GA, ZIP 31553
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/25, about 209 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 236 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Nahunta 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 Nahunta has about 11 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
03/25 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. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Nahunta compares
Nahunta's growing season runs about 236 days, ranking 9,458 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 392 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Nahunta's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Nahunta can differ from the 31553 normal.