Frost Dates for 31513 — Baxley, Georgia

Half of springs at Baxley 5NNW, GA see their last 32°F night by March 15; only one in ten is past it by February 21, and one in ten still has one after March 31. Planting tender crops after March 23 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 27 20%, and after March 31 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 18 in half of years, as early as November 3 one year in ten, and holds off past December 9 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 17 days later, around December 5; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 24, 7 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 250 days in a typical year, longer than at 68% of the 127 Georgia stations; it reaches 283 days one year in ten and falls short of 226 one year in ten. On average 37 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 12 days longer, to about March 27, and return around November 7. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 93% of winters and 16°F in 25%.

July is the warmest month at Baxley 5NNW, GA, averaging 93°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 61°F and 37°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From April to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 80% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,293 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 80% of the 127 Georgia stations. 41% of them (2,570) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 992.

The nearest other station, Surrency, GA, 10 miles southeast of Baxley, has a last frost 2 days later (March 17), a first frost 2 days earlier (November 16), a season 5 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 26 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Alma Bacon Co Airport, GA, 18.5 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 31513 is 5 miles from Baxley 5NNW, GA, which stands at 213 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 31513 in zone 9a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 20 to 25°F (-6.7 to -3.9°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.