Eton, GA 37316 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Eton, GA, ZIP 37316
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/02, roughly 217 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 212 frost-free days later.
Eton sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
Zone 8a around Eton has about 9 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 04/02 isn't a guarantee
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eton compares
At roughly 212 frost-free days, Eton places 14,646 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within GA, it ranks 860 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Eton can differ from the 37316 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Eton's frost date answer different questions.