Tifton, GA frost dates
From NOAA weather station Tifton (USC00098703), elevation 380 ft. The station is named for Tifton, and its coordinates are 2.8 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Tifton city.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Tifton is Mar 11 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 19, for a typical freeze-free season of 254 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Mar 29, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Nov 1. The station averages 30 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 10 days earlier than the state median (Mar 21), the median first freeze is 7 days later than the state median (Nov 12), and the growing season ranks #33 of 126 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 39 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 5 | Mar 23 | Apr 10 | Oct 22 | Nov 7 | Nov 26 | 204 / 229 / 256 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Feb 18 | Mar 11 | Mar 29 | Nov 1 | Nov 19 | Dec 14 | 226 / 254 / 287 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 16 | Nov 12 | Dec 8 | Jan 8 | 254 / 288 / 324 |
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 Tifton
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 Tifton: Unionville (2 mi), Phillipsburg (3 mi), Tifton (3 mi), Enigma (10 mi), Omega (10 mi), Ty Ty (10 mi), Lenox (13 mi).
Nearby stations
- Ashburn 3 ENE, GA — 20 mi; median last freeze Mar 11, first freeze Nov 20
- Fitzgerald, GA — 23 mi; median last freeze Mar 2, first freeze Nov 25
- Moultrie 2 ESE, GA — 25 mi; median last freeze Mar 6, first freeze Nov 27
- Pridgen, GA — 37 mi; median last freeze Mar 12, first freeze Nov 17
- Douglas, GA — 39 mi; median last freeze Mar 5, first freeze Nov 26
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00098703 · Latitude 31.4461, longitude -83.4767 · Elevation 116 m (380 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: S — Standard: meets WMO data-availability standards for 24 or more years. Years of data used: 25.
- Source file: USC00098703.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 03/29 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/11 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 02/18 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 11/01 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/19 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 12/14 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 287.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 254.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 226.0 |