Milledgeville, GA frost dates
From NOAA weather station Milledgeville (USC00095874), elevation 368 ft. The station is named for Milledgeville, and its coordinates are 0.6 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Milledgeville city.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Milledgeville is Mar 25 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 9, for a typical freeze-free season of 231 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 9, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 29. 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 4 days later than the state median (Mar 21), the median first freeze is 3 days earlier than the state median (Nov 12), and the growing season ranks #80 of 126 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 37 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) | Mar 20 | Apr 6 | Apr 21 | Oct 20 | Nov 1 | Nov 13 | 189 / 208 / 230 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 3 | Mar 25 | Apr 9 | Oct 29 | Nov 9 | Nov 29 | 208 / 231 / 258 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 9 | Mar 9 | Mar 28 | Nov 4 | Nov 21 | Dec 20 | 234 / 260 / 296 |
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 Milledgeville
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 Milledgeville: Milledgeville (1 mi), Hardwick (3 mi), Crooked Creek (13 mi).
Nearby stations
- Irwinton 4 WNW, GA — 18 mi; median last freeze Mar 12, first freeze Nov 19
- Sandersville, GA — 27 mi; median last freeze Mar 19, first freeze Nov 13
- Monticello, GA — 31 mi; median last freeze Apr 4, first freeze Nov 1
- Siloam 3N, GA — 35 mi; median last freeze Mar 27, first freeze Nov 8
- Macon Middle GA Rgnl AP, GA — 36 mi; median last freeze Mar 21, first freeze Nov 10
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00095874 · Latitude 33.0831, longitude -83.2497 · Elevation 112 m (368 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: R — Representative: meets WMO standards for 10 or more years; gaps filled from surrounding stations. Years of data used: 25.
- Source file: USC00095874.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/09 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/25 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/03 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/29 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/09 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/29 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 258.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 231.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 208.0 |