Winder, GA frost dates
From NOAA weather station Winder 4S (USC00099466), elevation 889 ft. The station is named for Winder, and its coordinates are 4.4 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Winder city.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Winder 4S is Apr 3 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 7, for a typical freeze-free season of 219 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 17, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 27. The station averages 59 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 13 days later than the state median (Mar 21), the median first freeze is 5 days earlier than the state median (Nov 12), and the growing season ranks #101 of 126 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 30 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) | Apr 2 | Apr 15 | Apr 29 | Oct 17 | Oct 30 | Nov 10 | 178 / 196 / 215 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 18 | Apr 3 | Apr 17 | Oct 27 | Nov 7 | Nov 26 | 199 / 219 / 242 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 28 | Mar 22 | Apr 6 | Nov 3 | Nov 20 | Dec 9 | 221 / 246 / 274 |
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 Winder
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 Winder 4S: Bethlehem (1 mi), Russell (4 mi), Winder (4 mi), Carl (7 mi), Auburn (9 mi), Between (9 mi), Monroe (9 mi), Dacula (11 mi), Hoschton (11 mi), Loganville (12 mi), Grayson (14 mi).
Nearby stations
- U Of GA Plt Sci, GA — 12 mi; median last freeze Mar 27, first freeze Nov 8
- Watkinsville 5 SSE, GA — 22 mi; median last freeze Mar 24, first freeze Nov 12
- Athens Ben Epps AP, GA — 23 mi; median last freeze Mar 23, first freeze Nov 10
- Covington, GA — 24 mi; median last freeze Mar 22, first freeze Nov 14
- Gainesville Gilmer AP, GA — 25 mi; median last freeze Mar 20, first freeze Nov 14
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00099466 · Latitude 33.9275, longitude -83.7261 · Elevation 271 m (889 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: R — Representative: meets WMO standards for 10 or more years; gaps filled from surrounding stations. Years of data used: 14.
- Source file: USC00099466.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/17 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 04/03 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/18 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/27 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/07 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/26 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 242.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 219.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 199.0 |