Frost Dates for 39837 — Colquitt, Georgia

Half of springs at Newton 11 SW, GA see their last 32°F night by March 7; only one in ten is past it by February 12, and one in ten still has one after March 28. Planting tender crops after March 15 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 20 20%, and after March 28 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 19 in half of years, as early as November 3 one year in ten, and holds off past December 15 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 17 days later, around December 6; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 14, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 259 days in a typical year, longer than at 85% of the 127 Georgia stations; it reaches 291 days one year in ten and falls short of 234 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 14 days longer, to about March 21, and return around November 7. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 87% of winters and 16°F in 16%.

July is the warmest month at Newton 11 SW, GA, averaging 91°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 every month from January 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 62% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,394 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 86% of the 127 Georgia stations. 42% of them (2,695) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 964. Precipitation totals 49.7 inches a year, most in August (5.4") and least in May (2.4"); May to September bring 43% of it.

The nearest other station, Donalsonville, GA, 16 miles southwest of Colquitt, has a last frost 1 day earlier (March 6), a first frost 4 days later (November 23), a season 5 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, 22.8 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 39837 is 14 miles from Newton 11 SW, GA, which stands at 156 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 39837 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.