Albany, GA 31708 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Albany, GA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/10, roughly 194 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 257 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Albany in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 12 weeks of growing season left in Albany 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
03/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Albany compares
At roughly 257 frost-free days, Albany places 6,675 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 158 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Albany's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Albany can differ from the 31708 normal.