Woodbine, GA 31568 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Woodbine, GA?
Around 03/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 198 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/25, about 257 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Woodbine, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Woodbine 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
03/14 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. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woodbine compares
About 257 days separate Woodbine's last and first frost, putting it 6,726 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 162 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Woodbine's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Woodbine's dates instead of trusting one.