Dawson, GA 39842 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dawson, GA?
Around 03/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 196 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 253 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dawson 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
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Dawson before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Dawson's last frost
03/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dawson compares
Dawson's growing season runs about 253 days, ranking 7,144 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 224 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Dawson's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Dawson can differ from the 39842 normal.