Ochlocknee, GA 31773 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ochlocknee, GA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/11, about 195 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 255 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 Ochlocknee, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Ochlocknee 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
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ochlocknee compares
Ochlocknee's growing season runs about 255 days, ranking 6,958 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 200 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Ochlocknee's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Ochlocknee can differ from the 31773 normal.