USDA Hardiness Zone 8b
Frost Dates for 31027 — East Dublin, Georgia
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Dublin 2, GA (200 ft), 5 miles west.
Updated
In East Dublin, the last spring frost (32°F) is around March 14 in half of years and has passed by April 3 in nine years out of ten. The first fall frost comes around November 16, as early as October 30 one year in ten, leaving a typical freeze-free season of 247 days (NOAA, Dublin 2, GA).
- Last spring frost
- March 14
- First fall frost
- November 16
- Growing season
- 247 days
- Hardiness zone
- 8b
50% probability
50% probability
freeze-free, 50%
15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) coldest night
- First snow
- Rare
- Last snow
- Rare
- Winters with snow
- 0%
- Snow per year
- 0"
median, 1991–2020
median, 1991–2020
0 of 20 observed
NOAA normal
Frost risk by date in East Dublin
Half of springs at Dublin 2, GA see their last 32°F night by March 14; only one in ten is past it by February 22, and one in ten still has one after April 3. Planting tender crops after March 23 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 28 20%, and after April 3 10%. The 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 70% of the 127 Georgia stations behind this site's ZIP pages.
In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 16 in half of years, as early as October 30 one year in ten, and holds off past December 9 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 18 days later, around December 4; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 20, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 247 days in a typical year, longer than at 64% of the 127 Georgia stations; it reaches 276 days one year in ten and falls short of 219 one year in ten. On average 47 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 17 days longer, to about March 31, and return around November 3. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 94% of winters and 16°F in 29%.
| Low | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Mar 8 | Mar 17 | Mar 22 | Mar 27 | Mar 31 | Apr 3 | Apr 6 | Apr 10 | Apr 16 |
| 32°F | Feb 22 | Mar 1 | Mar 5 | Mar 9 | Mar 14 | Mar 18 | Mar 23 | Mar 28 | Apr 3 |
| 28°F | Jan 31 | Feb 7 | Feb 16 | Feb 22 | Feb 28 | Mar 4 | Mar 9 | Mar 14 | Mar 20 |
| 24°F94% of yrs | Jan 11 | Jan 22 | Jan 30 | Feb 4 | Feb 9 | Feb 17 | Feb 24 | Mar 3 | Mar 10 |
| 20°F66% of yrs | Dec 29 | Jan 9 | Jan 16 | Jan 23 | Jan 29 | Feb 2 | Feb 7 | Feb 16 | Feb 27 |
| 16°F29% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| Low | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Oct 20 | Oct 25 | Oct 29 | Nov 1 | Nov 3 | Nov 6 | Nov 9 | Nov 14 | Nov 21 |
| 32°F | Oct 30 | Nov 4 | Nov 9 | Nov 12 | Nov 16 | Nov 21 | Nov 25 | Dec 1 | Dec 9 |
| 28°F | Nov 11 | Nov 18 | Nov 25 | Dec 1 | Dec 4 | Dec 9 | Dec 18 | Dec 27 | Jan 4 |
| 24°F94% of yrs | Nov 27 | Dec 5 | Dec 12 | Dec 21 | Dec 29 | Jan 2 | Jan 8 | Jan 15 | Jan 30 |
| 20°F66% of yrs | Dec 9 | Dec 19 | Dec 29 | Jan 3 | Jan 8 | Jan 14 | Jan 20 | Jan 28 | Feb 9 |
| 16°F29% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Dublin 2, GA, from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Where a temperature is reached in fewer than 99.5% of years, the dates describe only the years that reach it. Not a forecast.
Frost risk on any date in 31027 →Compare East Dublin with another place →
Compared with the next station
The nearest other station, Dublin, GA, 6 miles west of East Dublin, has the same 50% last-frost date, a first frost 3 days earlier (November 13).
When it snows in East Dublin, Georgia
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Dublin, GA, 5.5 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Planting calendar for 31027
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| January 3 – January 17 | Start peppers and aubergines indoorsThey need eight to ten weeks under lights before they can go out. |
| January 17 – January 31 | Start tomatoes indoorsSix to eight weeks gives a transplant big enough to set fruit early. |
| February 14 – February 28 | Sow peas, spinach, lettuce, radish outdoorsThese tolerate light frost and prefer to germinate in cool soil. |
| March 14 onward | Transplant tomatoes, peppers, basil, squash, cucumbersThe average last freeze has passed — still watch the actual forecast. |
| by August 24 | Sow the autumn crop of carrots, beets and brassicasThey need about twelve weeks to size up before growth stops. |
| by November 2 | Harvest tender crops, or be ready to cover themA first freeze two weeks early is well within normal variation. |
| November 16 onward | Plant garlic, mulch beds, lift tender bulbsGarlic wants a cold spell; bare soil loses structure over winter. |
The weeks before and after the 50% dates are general rules of thumb, not NOAA figures; a seed packet gives the timing for each variety.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 31027 is 5 miles from Dublin 2, GA, which stands at 200 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 31027 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.
Hardiness zone and temperature range: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (USDA-ARS, Oregon State University), ZIP-code listing, unchanged. °C converted from °F by this site.
Thirty-year averages, not a forecast: check the forecast before planting out. How stations are matched and which pages are offered to search engines: methodology.