Cuthbert, GA 39836 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cuthbert, GA, ZIP 39836
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/13, about 197 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 256 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 Cuthbert, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Cuthbert 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cuthbert compares
About 256 days separate Cuthbert's last and first frost, putting it 6,821 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 181 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Cuthbert can differ from the 39836 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Cuthbert's frost date answer different questions.