Cartersville, GA frost dates
From NOAA weather station Cartersville AP (USW00053873), elevation 763 ft. The station is named for Cartersville, and its coordinates are 3.9 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Cartersville city.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Cartersville AP is Apr 5 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 1, for a typical freeze-free season of 211 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 21, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 20. The station averages 68 nights per year with a low of 32°F or colder.
Compared with the median of 126 Georgia stations in this dataset, the median last freeze here is 15 days later than the state median (Mar 21), the median first freeze is 11 days earlier than the state median (Nov 12), and the growing season ranks #113 of 126 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 35 days, a measure of how variable spring is here.
Freeze probability table
| Threshold | Last spring occurrence | First fall occurrence | Season length (days) 90% / 50% / 10% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early (90% chance of a later freeze) | Median (50%) | Cautious (10% chance of a later freeze) | Early (10% chance by then) | Median (50%) | Late (90% chance by then) | ||
| 36°F (light frost possible) | Apr 2 | Apr 18 | May 5 | Oct 11 | Oct 24 | Nov 4 | 167 / 188 / 210 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 17 | Apr 5 | Apr 21 | Oct 20 | Nov 1 | Nov 18 | 190 / 211 / 233 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 28 | Mar 20 | Apr 9 | Oct 30 | Nov 13 | Dec 2 | 211 / 237 / 265 |
Read the spring “Cautious” column as the safer planting date: only about 1 year in 10 has a freeze after it. NOAA computes these from daily minimum temperatures at the station; your yard can differ, especially in low spots or at a different elevation.
Planting calendar for Cartersville
Pick how much frost risk you accept. The calendar applies generic, extension-published timing rules to this station’s dates. See the rules and sources.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Plant outdoors (spring) | Latest fall planting (est.) | Days to harvest |
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Fall estimates count back from the median first fall freeze (32°F for tender crops, 28°F hard freeze for cool-season crops) by the longer days-to-harvest figure. These are rough planning aids, not recommendations for any specific variety; check seed packets and your county extension office.
Towns that use this station as their nearest
Census places within 15 miles whose closest station in this dataset is Cartersville AP: Euharlee (5 mi), Taylorsville (8 mi), Braswell (12 mi).
Nearby stations
- Cartersville, GA — 6 mi; median last freeze Apr 11, first freeze Oct 26
- Allatoona Dam 2, GA — 7 mi; median last freeze Apr 2, first freeze Nov 4
- Dallas 7 NE, GA — 10 mi; median last freeze Apr 2, first freeze Nov 4
- Rome, GA — 19 mi; median last freeze Apr 1, first freeze Nov 3
- Cedartown, GA — 22 mi; median last freeze Mar 30, first freeze Nov 4
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USW00053873 · Latitude 34.1231, longitude -84.8486 · Elevation 233 m (763 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: R — Representative: meets WMO standards for 10 or more years; gaps filled from surrounding stations. Years of data used: 20.
- Source file: USW00053873.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/21 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 04/05 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/17 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/20 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/01 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/18 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 233.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 211.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 190.0 |