Frost dates
Frost dates in Georgia
Typical last spring frost and first fall frost for 126 weather stations across Georgia, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals.
Last spring frost
Mar 5 – Apr 4
Typical across Georgia (middle: Mar 21)
First fall frost
Nov 1 – Nov 25
Typical across Georgia (middle: Nov 12)
Your own yard can differ by weeks from the nearest town. Get frost dates for your exact spot →
By town
| Station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany 3 SE | Mar 10 | Nov 20 | 255 |
| Albany SW Ga Regional Airport | Mar 8 | Nov 21 | 258 |
| Allatoona Dam 2 | Apr 2 | Nov 4 | 216 |
| Alma Bacon County Airport | Mar 11 | Nov 20 | 254 |
| Alto 4 SE | Apr 4 | Nov 4 | 214 |
| Americus | Mar 20 | Nov 14 | 239 |
| Appling 2 NW | Mar 27 | Nov 7 | 225 |
| Ashburn 3 ENE | Mar 11 | Nov 20 | 254 |
| Athens Ben Epps Airport | Mar 23 | Nov 10 | 232 |
| Atlanta | Mar 26 | Nov 6 | 225 |
| Atlanta Fulton County Airport | Mar 24 | Nov 8 | 229 |
| Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport | Mar 15 | Nov 20 | 250 |
| Atlanta Peachtree Airport | Mar 25 | Nov 9 | 229 |
| Augusta Bush Field Airport | Mar 23 | Nov 9 | 231 |
| Augusta Daniel Field Airport | Feb 27 | Dec 4 | 280 |
| Bainbridge International Paper | Mar 14 | Nov 17 | 248 |
| Baxley 5 NNW | Mar 15 | Nov 18 | 248 |
| Blairsville Experiment Station | Apr 26 | Oct 19 | 176 |
| Brooklet 1 W | Mar 7 | Nov 21 | 259 |
| Brunswick | Feb 8 | Dec 25 | 320 |
| Brunswick 23 S | Feb 19 | Dec 14 | 298 |
| Brunswick Malcolm Mckinnon Airport | Feb 9 | Dec 26 | 320 |
| Cairo 1 SW | Mar 11 | Nov 21 | 255 |
| Camilla 3 SE | Mar 10 | Nov 18 | 253 |
| Carrollton | Mar 28 | Nov 5 | 222 |
| Cartersville | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Cartersville Airport | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | 210 |
| Cedartown | Mar 30 | Nov 4 | 219 |
| Chatsworth 2 | Apr 2 | Nov 1 | 213 |
| Chickamauga 2 SW | Mar 25 | Nov 9 | 229 |
| Chickamauga Pk Larc | Apr 6 | Oct 30 | 207 |
| Clarkesville | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Clayton 1 SSW | Apr 10 | Oct 29 | 202 |
| Cleveland | Apr 14 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Columbus #2 | Mar 21 | Nov 11 | 235 |
| Columbus Metro Airport | Mar 5 | Nov 23 | 263 |
| Commerce 4 NNW | Mar 31 | Nov 6 | 220 |
| Cordele | Mar 13 | Nov 14 | 246 |
| Cornelia | Mar 30 | Nov 6 | 221 |
| Covington | Mar 22 | Nov 14 | 237 |
| Crisp County Pwr Dam | Mar 9 | Nov 20 | 256 |
| Cumming 2 N | Apr 4 | Nov 4 | 214 |
| Cuthbert | Mar 21 | Nov 13 | 237 |
| Dallas 7 NE | Apr 2 | Nov 4 | 216 |
| Dalton | Apr 2 | Nov 4 | 216 |
| Danielsville | Mar 29 | Nov 7 | 223 |
| Donalsonville | Mar 6 | Nov 23 | 262 |
| Douglas | Mar 5 | Nov 26 | 266 |
| Dublin | Mar 14 | Nov 13 | 244 |
| Dublin 2 | Mar 14 | Nov 16 | 247 |
| Eastman 1 W | Mar 5 | Nov 24 | 264 |
| Elberton 2 N | Apr 6 | Oct 30 | 207 |
| Experiment | Mar 20 | Nov 13 | 238 |
| Fargo 17 NE | Feb 19 | Dec 5 | 289 |
| Fitzgerald | Mar 2 | Nov 25 | 268 |
| Folkston 9 SW | Feb 26 | Dec 7 | 284 |
| Fort Benning Lawson Field | Mar 26 | Nov 8 | 227 |
| Fort Gaines 2 | Mar 13 | Nov 21 | 253 |
| Fort Stewart | Mar 5 | Nov 29 | 269 |
| Gainesville | Mar 27 | Nov 12 | 230 |
| Gainesville Gilmer Airport | Mar 20 | Nov 14 | 239 |
| Georgetown 4 E | Mar 15 | Nov 18 | 248 |
| Germany Valley | Apr 10 | Oct 26 | 199 |
| Glennville 3 NW | Mar 9 | Nov 24 | 260 |
| Hartwell | Mar 20 | Nov 15 | 240 |
| Hartwell Dam | Mar 25 | Nov 12 | 232 |
| Hawkinsville | Mar 20 | Nov 12 | 237 |
| Hazlehurst | Mar 12 | Nov 17 | 250 |
| Helen | Apr 11 | Oct 28 | 200 |
| Homerville 5 N | Mar 11 | Nov 17 | 251 |
| Irwinton 4 WNW | Mar 12 | Nov 19 | 252 |
| Jasper 1 NNW | Mar 31 | Nov 5 | 219 |
| Jesup 8 S | Mar 24 | Nov 10 | 231 |
| Jonesboro | Mar 25 | Nov 12 | 232 |
| Kite | Mar 21 | Nov 8 | 232 |
| La Grange 1 N | Mar 31 | Nov 5 | 219 |
| Leesburg 2 | Mar 12 | Nov 19 | 252 |
| Lexington | Mar 31 | Nov 6 | 220 |
| Louisville 1 E | Mar 25 | Nov 7 | 227 |
| Lumpkin 2 SE | Apr 1 | Nov 4 | 217 |
| Mableton 1 N | Mar 27 | Nov 7 | 225 |
| Macon Middle Ga Regional Airport | Mar 21 | Nov 10 | 234 |
| Mcdonough 5 ENE | Mar 31 | Nov 6 | 220 |
| Metter | Mar 2 | Nov 27 | 270 |
| Midville Experiment Station | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | 238 |
| Milledgeville | Mar 25 | Nov 9 | 229 |
| Monticello | Apr 4 | Nov 1 | 211 |
| Moultrie 2 ESE | Mar 6 | Nov 27 | 266 |
| Mountain City 2 SW | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 190 |
| Mulberry Grove | Mar 21 | Nov 18 | 242 |
| Nahunta 6 NE | Mar 25 | Nov 15 | 235 |
| Newnan 7 WNW | Apr 3 | Nov 2 | 213 |
| Newton 11 SW | Mar 7 | Nov 19 | 257 |
| Newton 8 W | Mar 11 | Nov 13 | 247 |
| Plains SW Ga Experiment Station | Mar 15 | Nov 17 | 247 |
| Pridgen | Mar 12 | Nov 17 | 250 |
| Quitman 2 NW | Mar 11 | Nov 18 | 252 |
| Rocky Ford 4 SE | Mar 14 | Nov 15 | 246 |
| Rome | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | 216 |
| Rome R B Russell Airport | Mar 29 | Nov 3 | 219 |
| Sandersville | Mar 19 | Nov 13 | 239 |
| Sapelo Is | Feb 20 | Dec 19 | 302 |
| Sautee 3 W | Apr 7 | Nov 1 | 208 |
| Savannah International Airport | Mar 2 | Nov 30 | 273 |
| Siloam 3 N | Mar 27 | Nov 8 | 226 |
| Summerville | Apr 7 | Oct 30 | 206 |
| Surrency | Mar 17 | Nov 16 | 244 |
| Talbotton | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | 216 |
| The Rock Rch | Mar 18 | Nov 14 | 241 |
| Thomaston 4 SE | Mar 23 | Nov 12 | 234 |
| Thomson 1.5 SE | Mar 14 | Nov 17 | 248 |
| Tifton | Mar 11 | Nov 19 | 253 |
| Toccoa | Mar 23 | Nov 11 | 233 |
| U Of Ga Plt Sci | Mar 27 | Nov 8 | 226 |
| Valdosta 2 S | Mar 5 | Nov 27 | 267 |
| Valdosta Regional Airport | Mar 10 | Nov 21 | 256 |
| W Pt | Mar 26 | Nov 9 | 228 |
| Warner Robins | Mar 11 | Nov 19 | 253 |
| Warrenton | Mar 29 | Nov 7 | 223 |
| Washington 2 ESE | Mar 22 | Nov 13 | 236 |
| Watkinsville 5 SSE | Mar 24 | Nov 12 | 233 |
| Waycross 4 NE | Mar 15 | Nov 17 | 247 |
| Waynesboro 2 S | Mar 21 | Nov 9 | 233 |
| Winder 4 S | Apr 3 | Nov 7 | 218 |
| Winterville | Apr 2 | Nov 2 | 214 |
| Woodbine | Mar 14 | Nov 25 | 256 |
Each date is the median: in half of years the frost comes earlier, in half later. Frost here means a low of 32°F or colder at the station. Low spots and valleys often frost a week or two earlier than these dates; hillsides and city centers later.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. The Field almanac also shows how often frost comes early or late, and a reanalysis reading for your exact location.