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Warwick, GA 31796 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Warwick, GA?

Zone 9a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/13, about 197 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 248 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 Warwick, not a forecast for this year.

What to do before the first frost

About 11 weeks of growing season left in Warwick 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

03/13 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 Warwick compares

About 248 days separate Warwick's last and first frost, putting it 7,728 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 304 of 921.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Warwick's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Warwick can differ from the 31796 normal.