Ray City, GA 31699 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ray City, GA, ZIP 31699
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/05, roughly 189 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/27, about 267 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 Ray City, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Ray City has about 13 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 03/05 isn't a guarantee
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 Ray City compares
Ray City's growing season runs about 267 days, ranking 5,874 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 122 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Ray City's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Ray City can differ from the 31699 normal.