De Soto, GA 31764 Frost Dates
When can you plant in De Soto, GA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/12, about 196 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 253 frost-free days later.
De Soto sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 De Soto 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
03/12 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. 03/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How De Soto compares
About 253 days separate De Soto's last and first frost, putting it 7,195 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 244 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around De Soto's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in De Soto can differ from the 31764 normal.