Fort Stewart, GA frost dates
From NOAA weather station Ft Stewart (USC00093538), elevation 92 ft. The station is named for Fort Stewart, and its coordinates are 1.0 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Fort Stewart CDP.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Ft Stewart is Mar 5 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 29, for a typical freeze-free season of 269 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Mar 26, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Nov 11. The station averages 21 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 16 days earlier than the state median (Mar 21), the median first freeze is 17 days later than the state median (Nov 12), and the growing season ranks #9 of 126 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 48 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 28 | Mar 19 | Apr 7 | Nov 1 | Nov 15 | Dec 5 | 216 / 242 / 272 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Feb 6 | Mar 5 | Mar 26 | Nov 11 | Nov 29 | Dec 26 | 240 / 269 / 301 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Jan 14 | Feb 17 | Mar 13 | Nov 21 | Dec 17 | Jan 21 | 268 / 303 / 338 |
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 Fort Stewart
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 Ft Stewart: Fort Stewart (1 mi), Hinesville (3 mi), Flemington (4 mi), Gumbranch (4 mi), Allenhurst (6 mi), Walthourville (7 mi), Ludowici (13 mi), Midway (13 mi), Riceboro (15 mi).
Nearby stations
- Glennville 3NW, GA — 21 mi; median last freeze Mar 9, first freeze Nov 24
- Jesup 8 S, GA — 29 mi; median last freeze Mar 24, first freeze Nov 10
- Savannah Intl AP, GA — 30 mi; median last freeze Mar 2, first freeze Nov 30
- Brooklet 1 W, GA — 35 mi; median last freeze Mar 7, first freeze Nov 21
- Surrency, GA — 35 mi; median last freeze Mar 17, first freeze Nov 16
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00093538 · Latitude 31.8694, longitude -81.6236 · Elevation 28 m (92 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: S — Standard: meets WMO data-availability standards for 24 or more years. Years of data used: 27.
- Source file: USC00093538.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 03/26 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/05 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 02/06 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 11/11 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/29 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 12/26 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 301.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 269.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 240.0 |