Frost Dates for 39823 — Blakely, Georgia

Half of springs at Fort Gaines 2, GA see their last 32°F night by March 13; only one in ten is past it by February 21, and one in ten still has one after March 28. Planting tender crops after March 21 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 25 20%, and after March 28 10%. The 15 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 83% 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 4 one year in ten, and holds off past December 13 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 17 days later, around December 8; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 21, 7 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 256 days in a typical year, longer than at 79% of the 127 Georgia stations; it reaches 284 days one year in ten and falls short of 230 one year in ten. On average 32 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 25, and return around November 8. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 93% of winters and 16°F in 22%.

July is the warmest month at Fort Gaines 2, GA, averaging 91°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 59°F and 38°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 77% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,094 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 71% of the 127 Georgia stations. 40% of them (2,451) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 981.

The nearest other station, Donalsonville, GA, 21 miles south of Blakely, has a last frost 7 days earlier (March 6), a first frost 2 days later (November 23), a season 8 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Headland, AL, 23.7 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 39823 is 21 miles from Fort Gaines 2, GA, which stands at 210 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 39823 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.