Newton, GA 39870 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Newton, GA?
Around 03/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 195 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 245 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Newton 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Newton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Newton's last frost
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 Newton compares
About 245 days separate Newton's last and first frost, putting it 8,062 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within GA, it ranks 336 of 921.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Newton's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Newton can differ from the 39870 normal.