Frost Dates for 31707 — Albany, Georgia

Half of springs at Albany SW Ga Regional Airport, GA see their last 32°F night by March 8; only one in ten is past it by February 13, and one in ten still has one after March 27. Planting tender crops after March 17 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 21 20%, and after March 27 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 60% of the 127 Georgia stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 21 in half of years, as early as November 5 one year in ten, and holds off past December 11 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around December 5; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 16, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 260 days in a typical year, longer than at 87% of the 127 Georgia stations; it reaches 292 days one year in ten and falls short of 233 one year in ten. On average 28 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 15 days longer, to about March 23, and return around November 10. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 87% of winters and 16°F in 15%.

July is the warmest month at Albany SW Ga Regional Airport, GA, averaging 93°F by day and 73°F at night; January is the coldest at 62°F and 39°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to January (a 90% chance or more). From April to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 89% of years and March still brings one in 67% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,763 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 96% of the 127 Georgia stations. 42% of them (2,852) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,026. Precipitation totals 46.7 inches a year, most in June (5.1") and least in October (2.3"); May to September bring 45% of it.

The nearest other station, Albany 3 SE, GA, 5 miles southeast of Albany, has a last frost 2 days later (March 10), a first frost 1 day earlier (November 20), a season 3 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 23 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Albany 3 SE, GA, 5.1 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 31707 is 3 miles from Albany SW Ga Regional Airport, GA, which stands at 190 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 31707 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.