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Moultrie, GA 31768 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Moultrie, GA, ZIP 31768

Zone 9a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/06, about 190 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/27, about 268 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 Moultrie, not a forecast for this year.

What to do before the first frost

Zone 9a around Moultrie 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.

How much risk comes with planting early here

03/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Moultrie compares

Moultrie's growing season runs about 268 days, ranking 5,741 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 91 of 921.

Learn more

local microclimates explains what one yard in Moultrie can differ from the 31768 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Moultrie's frost date answer different questions.