Cleveland, GA frost dates

From NOAA weather station Cleveland (USC00092006), elevation 1,567 ft. The station is named for Cleveland, and its coordinates are 0.8 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Cleveland city.

Summary

In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Cleveland is Apr 14 and the median first fall freeze is Oct 25, for a typical freeze-free season of 192 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after May 2, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 12. The station averages 97 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 24 days later than the state median (Mar 21), the median first freeze is 18 days earlier than the state median (Nov 12), and the growing season ranks #124 of 126 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 33 days, a measure of how variable spring is here.

Freeze probability table

Spring: chance the last freeze falls after the date. Fall: chance the first freeze falls on or before the date. Season: days between, exceeded in 90% / 50% / 10% of years.
ThresholdLast spring occurrenceFirst fall occurrenceSeason 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 13Apr 29May 12Oct 6Oct 16Oct 29153 / 171 / 190
32°F (freeze)Mar 30Apr 14May 2Oct 12Oct 25Nov 7170 / 192 / 214
28°F (hard freeze)Mar 13Mar 31Apr 17Oct 21Nov 3Nov 20196 / 218 / 242

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 Cleveland

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.

CropStart seeds indoorsPlant outdoors (spring)Latest fall planting (est.)Days to harvest

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 Cleveland: Cleveland (1 mi), Clermont (7 mi), Dahlonega (13 mi).

Nearby stations

About this station’s data

Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
FieldValue
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP1005/02
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP5004/14
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP9003/30
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP1010/12
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP5010/25
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP9011/07
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10214.0
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50192.0
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90170.0