Frost Dates for 32324 — Chattahoochee, Florida

Half of springs at Bainbridge International Paper, GA see their last 32°F night by March 14; only one in ten is past it by February 21, and one in ten still has one after April 3. Planting tender crops after March 22 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 narrower than at 79% of the 101 Florida stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 17 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 15 days later, around December 2; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 21, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 250 days in a typical year, shorter than at 98% of the 102 Florida stations; it reaches 280 days one year in ten and falls short of 221 one year in ten. On average 39 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 30, and return around November 7. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 95% of winters and 16°F in 31%.

July is the warmest month at Bainbridge International Paper, GA, averaging 93°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 64°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 October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 76% of years and April still brings one in 15% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,608 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 94% of the 158 Florida stations. 42% of them (2,768) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 986.

The nearest other station, Quincy 3 SSW, FL, 17 miles southeast of Chattahoochee, has a last frost 1 day earlier (March 13), a first frost 5 days later (November 22), a season 6 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 19 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Bainbridge International Paper, GA, 15.3 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 32324 is 15 miles from Bainbridge International Paper, GA, which stands at 190 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 4 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 39819 (Bainbridge). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 32324 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.