Folkston, GA frost dates
From NOAA weather station Folkston 9 SW (USC00093465), elevation 120 ft. The station is named for Folkston, and its coordinates are 9.9 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Folkston city.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Folkston 9 SW is Feb 26 and the median first fall freeze is Dec 7, for a typical freeze-free season of 285 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Mar 21, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Nov 16. The station averages 17 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 23 days earlier than the state median (Mar 21), the median first freeze is 25 days later than the state median (Nov 12), and the growing season ranks #6 of 126 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 51 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 18 | Mar 13 | Apr 3 | Nov 5 | Nov 22 | Dec 13 | 226 / 254 / 284 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Jan 29 | Feb 26 | Mar 21 | Nov 16 | Dec 7 | Jan 7 | 252 / 285 / 320 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Jan 3 | Feb 3 | Mar 6 | Nov 30 | Dec 30 | Jan 29 | 283 / 320 / 357 |
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 Folkston
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 Folkston 9 SW: Folkston (10 mi), Homeland (10 mi).
Nearby stations
- Fargo 17 NE, GA — 15 mi; median last freeze Feb 19, first freeze Dec 5
- Woodbine, GA — 29 mi; median last freeze Mar 14, first freeze Nov 25
- Waycross 4 NE, GA — 37 mi; median last freeze Mar 15, first freeze Nov 17
- Nahunta 6NE, GA — 39 mi; median last freeze Mar 25, first freeze Nov 15
- Brunswick 23 S, GA — 40 mi; median last freeze Feb 19, first freeze Dec 14
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00093465 · Latitude 30.7400, longitude -82.1278 · Elevation 37 m (120 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: S — Standard: meets WMO data-availability standards for 24 or more years. Years of data used: 27.
- Source file: USC00093465.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 03/21 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 02/26 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 01/29 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 11/16 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 12/07 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 01/07 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 320.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 285.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 252.0 |