Frost Dates for 30538 — Eastanollee, Georgia

Half of springs at Toccoa, GA see their last 32°F night by March 23; only one in ten is past it by March 2, and one in ten still has one after April 9. Planting tender crops after March 30 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 2 20%, and after April 9 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 56% of the 127 Georgia stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 11 in half of years, as early as October 29 one year in ten, and holds off past December 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 15 days later, around November 26; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 28, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 233 days in a typical year, shorter than at 53% of the 127 Georgia stations; it reaches 259 days one year in ten and falls short of 210 one year in ten. On average 51 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 5, and return around November 1. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 99% of winters and 16°F in 59%.

July is the warmest month at Toccoa, GA, averaging 89°F by day and 69°F at night; January is the coldest at 53°F and 33°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 89% of years and April still brings one in 24% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,986 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 72% of the 127 Georgia stations. 39% of them (1,938) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 905. Precipitation totals 59.2 inches a year, most in December (5.8") and least in May (4.1"); May to September bring 40% of it.

The nearest other station, Cornelia, GA, 15 miles west of Eastanollee and 458 feet higher, has a last frost 7 days later (March 30), a first frost 5 days earlier (November 6), a season 11 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 11 of 24 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Toccoa, GA, 6.2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 30538 is 6 miles from Toccoa, GA, which stands at 1,012 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 30577 (Toccoa). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 30538 in zone 8b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.