Frost Dates for 31768 — Moultrie, Georgia

Half of springs at Moultrie 2 ESE, GA see their last 32°F night by March 6; only one in ten is past it by February 5, and one in ten still has one after March 27. Planting tender crops after March 15 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 21 20%, and after March 27 10%. The 21 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 83% 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 27 in half of years, as early as November 6 one year in ten, and holds off past December 27 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 19 days later, around December 16; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 17, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 268 days in a typical year, longer than at 91% of the 127 Georgia stations; it reaches 305 days one year in ten and falls short of 238 one year in ten. On average 21 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 March 19, and return around November 12. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 80% of winters and 16°F in 13%.

July is the warmest month at Moultrie 2 ESE, GA, averaging 90°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 61°F and 39°F. A freezing night is all but certain in 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 80% of years and March still brings one in 59% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,272 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 79% of the 127 Georgia stations. 42% of them (2,629) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 955. Precipitation totals 50.1 inches a year, most in June (5.7") and least in May (2.7"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Camilla 3 SE, GA, 26 miles west of Moultrie and 165 feet lower, has a last frost 4 days later (March 10), a first frost 9 days earlier (November 18), a season 14 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 24 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Moultrie 2 ESE, GA, 1.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 31768 is 2 miles from Moultrie 2 ESE, GA, which stands at 340 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 6 other ZIP codes share the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 31768 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.