Valdosta, GA 31604 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Valdosta, GA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/05, about 189 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/27, about 267 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Valdosta 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 13 weeks of growing season left in Valdosta before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Valdosta's last frost
03/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Valdosta compares
Valdosta's growing season runs about 267 days, ranking 5,829 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 109 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Valdosta can differ from the 31604 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Valdosta's frost date answer different questions.