Donalsonville, GA frost dates
From NOAA weather station Donalsonville (USC00092738), elevation 150 ft. The station is named for Donalsonville, and its coordinates are 1.1 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Donalsonville city.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Donalsonville is Mar 6 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 23, for a typical freeze-free season of 264 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Mar 25, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Nov 6. The station averages 20 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 earlier than the state median (Mar 21), the median first freeze is 11 days later than the state median (Nov 12), and the growing season ranks #16 of 126 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 43 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) | Feb 27 | Mar 20 | Apr 5 | Oct 30 | Nov 11 | Nov 29 | 214 / 237 / 265 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Feb 10 | Mar 6 | Mar 25 | Nov 6 | Nov 23 | Dec 22 | 235 / 264 / 298 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Jan 22 | Feb 17 | Mar 15 | Nov 17 | Dec 12 | Jan 14 | 261 / 297 / 334 |
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 Donalsonville
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 Donalsonville: Donalsonville (1 mi), Iron City (5 mi), Jakin (7 mi), Brinson (10 mi), Boykin (13 mi), Colquitt (14 mi), Cedar Springs (14 mi).
Nearby stations
- Bainbridge Intl Paper, GA — 22 mi; median last freeze Mar 14, first freeze Nov 17
- Newton 11 SW, GA — 29 mi; median last freeze Mar 7, first freeze Nov 19
- Newton 8 W, GA — 32 mi; median last freeze Mar 11, first freeze Nov 13
- Cairo 1SW, GA — 41 mi; median last freeze Mar 11, first freeze Nov 21
- Ft Gaines 2, GA — 42 mi; median last freeze Mar 13, first freeze Nov 21
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00092738 · Latitude 31.0286, longitude -84.8911 · Elevation 46 m (150 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: R — Representative: meets WMO standards for 10 or more years; gaps filled from surrounding stations. Years of data used: 14.
- Source file: USC00092738.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 03/25 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/06 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 02/10 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 11/06 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/23 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 12/22 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 298.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 264.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 235.0 |