Frost Dates for 30565 — Nicholson, Georgia

Half of springs at Danielsville, GA see their last 32°F night by March 29; only one in ten is past it by March 8, and one in ten still has one after April 14. Planting tender crops after April 4 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 8 20%, and after April 14 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 7 in half of years, as early as October 25 one year in ten, and holds off past November 23 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 19; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 2, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 224 days in a typical year, shorter than at 69% of the 127 Georgia stations; it reaches 251 days one year in ten and falls short of 202 one year in ten. On average 60 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 11, and return around October 28. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 99% of winters and 16°F in 70%.

July is the warmest month at Danielsville, GA, averaging 89°F by day and 68°F at night; January is the coldest at 52°F and 32°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 41% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,782 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 80% of the 127 Georgia stations. 39% of them (1,846) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 891. Precipitation totals 51.2 inches a year, most in December (4.9") and least in April (3.6"); May to September bring 41% of it.

The nearest other station, Athens Ben Epps Airport, GA, 11 miles southeast of Nicholson, has a last frost 6 days earlier (March 23), a first frost 3 days later (November 10), a season 8 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Nicholson usually arrives around January 23, and the last of the season around February 1. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Danielsville, GA, 6.6 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 81% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 56 days after the last snow.

ZIP 30565 is 7 miles from Danielsville, GA, which stands at 780 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 3 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 30633 (Danielsville). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 30565 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.