Patterson, GA 31557 Frost Dates
Patterson, GA: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/25, roughly 209 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/15, roughly 236 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Patterson in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 11 weeks until Patterson's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 03/25 isn't a guarantee
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/02 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/15 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Patterson against the rest of the dataset
Patterson's growing season runs about 236 days, ranking 9,462 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 394 of 921.
Learn more
Before leaning on 31557's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Patterson's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Patterson's dates instead of trusting one.