Frost Dates for 30178 — Taylorsville, Georgia

Half of springs at Cartersville Airport, GA see their last 32°F night by April 5; only one in ten is past it by March 17, and one in ten still has one after April 21. Planting tender crops after April 12 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 17 20%, and after April 21 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 70% of the 127 Georgia stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 1 in half of years, as early as October 20 one year in ten, and holds off past November 18 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 13; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 9, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 211 days in a typical year, shorter than at 88% of the 127 Georgia stations; it reaches 233 days one year in ten and falls short of 190 one year in ten. On average 68 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 13 days longer, to about April 18, and return around October 24. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 79%.

July is the warmest month at Cartersville Airport, GA, averaging 90°F by day and 68°F at night; January is the coldest at 52°F and 31°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 61% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,858 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 79% of the 127 Georgia stations. 39% of them (1,889) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 893. Precipitation totals 48.2 inches a year, most in February (4.7") and least in October (3.3"); May to September bring 38% of it.

The nearest other station, Cartersville, GA, 12 miles northeast of Taylorsville, has a last frost 6 days later (April 11), a first frost 6 days earlier (October 26), a season 14 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 7 of 23 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Taylorsville, GA, 2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 30178 is 7 miles from Cartersville Airport, GA, which stands at 763 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 30178 in zone 8a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 10 to 15°F (-12.2 to -9.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.