Baconton, GA 31716 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Baconton, GA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/10, about 194 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 257 frost-free days later.
Baconton sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Baconton 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 Baconton compares
About 257 days separate Baconton's last and first frost, putting it 6,734 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 164 of 921.
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