Ellaville, GA 31806 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ellaville, GA, ZIP 31806
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/15, about 199 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 249 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ellaville in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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
Zone 8b around Ellaville has about 12 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.
Why 03/15 isn't a guarantee
03/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ellaville compares
Ellaville's growing season runs about 249 days, ranking 7,643 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 293 of 921.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Ellaville's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Ellaville's dates instead of trusting one.