Alapaha, GA 31622 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Alapaha, GA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/11, about 195 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 254 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 Alapaha, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Alapaha before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Alapaha's last frost
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Alapaha compares
Alapaha's growing season runs about 254 days, ranking 7,052 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 221 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Alapaha's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Alapaha's dates instead of trusting one.