Arlington, GA 39813 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Arlington, GA, ZIP 39813
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/11, roughly 195 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 245 frost-free days later.
Arlington sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 8b around Arlington has about 11 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Arlington compares
About 245 days separate Arlington's last and first frost, putting it 8,042 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 335 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Arlington's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Arlington can differ from the 39813 normal.