Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA frost dates

From NOAA weather station Ft Benning Lawson Fld (USW00013829), elevation 289 ft. The nearest Census place to the station coordinates is Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government, 12.4 miles away.

Summary

In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Ft Benning Lawson Fld is Mar 26 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 8, for a typical freeze-free season of 228 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 13, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 27. The station averages 60 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 5 days later than the state median (Mar 21), the median first freeze is 4 days earlier than the state median (Nov 12), and the growing season ranks #83 of 126 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 40 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.
Threshold	Last spring occurrence			First fall occurrence			Season length (days) 90% / 50% / 10%
Threshold	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)	Season length (days) 90% / 50% / 10%
36°F (light frost possible)	Mar 22	Apr 7	Apr 23	Oct 18	Oct 30	Nov 11	186 / 205 / 226
32°F (freeze)	Mar 4	Mar 26	Apr 13	Oct 27	Nov 8	Nov 23	204 / 228 / 254
28°F (hard freeze)	Feb 17	Mar 11	Mar 31	Nov 6	Nov 20	Dec 12	229 / 256 / 285

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 Cusseta-Chattahoochee County

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.

Spring frost date to plan from Filter Year

Crop	Start seeds indoors	Plant 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 Ft Benning Lawson Fld: Cusseta-Chattahoochee County (12 mi).

Nearby stations

Columbus Metro AP, GA — 12 mi; median last freeze Mar 5, first freeze Nov 23
Columbus #2, GA — 12 mi; median last freeze Mar 21, first freeze Nov 11
Mulberry Grove, GA — 18 mi; median last freeze Mar 21, first freeze Nov 18
Lumpkin 2 SE, GA — 26 mi; median last freeze Apr 1, first freeze Nov 4
Georgetown 4 E, GA — 31 mi; median last freeze Mar 15, first freeze Nov 18

About this station’s data

Station ID: USW00013829 · Latitude 32.3500, longitude -85.0000 · Elevation 88 m (289 ft)
NOAA completeness flag: E — Estimated: fewer complete years at this site; NOAA estimated the normals statistically from nearby stations. Treat these dates with extra caution. Years of data used: 11.
Source file: USW00013829.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).

Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)

Field	Value
`ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10`	04/13
`ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50`	03/26
`ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90`	03/04
`ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10`	10/27
`ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50`	11/08
`ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90`	11/23
`ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10`	254.0
`ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50`	228.0
`ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90`	204.0