Sumner, GA 31789 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Sumner, GA?
Around 03/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 195 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 254 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sumner in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 Sumner 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 02/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sumner compares
About 254 days separate Sumner's last and first frost, putting it 7,053 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 222 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Sumner's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Sumner can differ from the 31789 normal.