Frost Dates for 31634 — Homerville, Georgia

Half of springs at Homerville 5 N, GA see their last 32°F night by March 11; only one in ten is past it by February 17, and one in ten still has one after April 3. Planting tender crops after March 20 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 26 20%, and after April 3 10%. The 23 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 92% of the 127 Georgia stations behind this site's ZIP pages, so a fixed calendar date is a gamble here.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 17 in half of years, as early as October 31 one year in ten, and holds off past December 7 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around December 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 17, 17 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 253 days in a typical year, longer than at 73% of the 127 Georgia stations; it reaches 283 days one year in ten and falls short of 221 one year in ten. On average 44 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 16 days longer, to about March 27, and return around November 6. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 92% of winters and 16°F in 21%.

July is the warmest month at Homerville 5 N, GA, averaging 92°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 62°F and 38°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 69% of years and April still brings one in 12% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,254 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 76% of the 127 Georgia stations. 41% of them (2,588) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 962. Precipitation totals 49.3 inches a year, most in August (5.8") and least in November (2.6"); May to September bring 50% of it.

The nearest other station, Waycross 4 NE, GA, 28 miles northeast of Homerville, has a last frost 4 days later (March 15), the same first-frost date, a season 7 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 3 of 27 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Homerville 5 N, GA, 4.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 31634 is 5 miles from Homerville 5 N, GA, which stands at 187 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 31635 (Lakeland). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 31634 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.