Valdosta, GA 31605 Frost Dates
Valdosta, GA: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/05, about 189 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/27, roughly 267 days after the last spring frost.
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.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 13 weeks until Valdosta's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 03/05 isn't a guarantee
03/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/09 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/23 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Valdosta against the rest of the dataset
At roughly 267 frost-free days, Valdosta places 5,830 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 110 of 921.
Learn more
Before leaning on 31605's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Valdosta can differ from the 31605 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Valdosta's frost date answer different questions.