Frost Dates for 39854 — Georgetown, Georgia

Half of springs at Georgetown 4 E, GA see their last 32°F night by March 15; only one in ten is past it by February 22, and one in ten still has one after April 4. Planting tender crops after March 24 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 29 20%, and after April 4 10%. The 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 70% of the 127 Georgia stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 18 in half of years, as early as November 2 one year in ten, and holds off past December 6 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 13 days later, around December 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 20, 15 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 250 days in a typical year, longer than at 68% of the 127 Georgia stations; it reaches 278 days one year in ten and falls short of 221 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 16 days longer, to about March 31, and return around November 7. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 98% of winters and 16°F in 46%.

July is the warmest month at Georgetown 4 E, GA, averaging 88°F by day and 68°F at night; January is the coldest at 56°F and 36°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 14% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,238 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 58% of the 127 Georgia stations. 40% of them (2,100) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 871.

The nearest other station, Weedon Field Airport, AL, 9 miles northwest of Georgetown and 205 feet lower, has a last frost 2 days earlier (March 13), a first frost 1 day earlier (November 17).

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Eufaula Wildlife Ref, AL, 11.5 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 39854 is 3 miles from Georgetown 4 E, GA, which stands at 490 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 39854 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.