Thomasville, GA 31792 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Thomasville, GA?
Around 03/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 195 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 255 frost-free days later.
Thomasville 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 Thomasville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/11 isn't a guarantee
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 Thomasville compares
Thomasville's growing season runs about 255 days, ranking 6,901 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 195 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Thomasville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Thomasville can differ from the 31792 normal.