Rocky Ford, Georgia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Rocky Ford's normal year runs from 36°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 48.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.0°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,230 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRocky Ford (4 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00097528
- Location32.63°N 81.77°W
- Elevation160 ft (49 m)
- Population168
On October 23, the normal high in Rocky Ford is 75°F and the normal low 51°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 14%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Rocky Ford.
- Jan 58° 36°
- Feb 62° 39°
- Mar 69° 44°
- Apr 76° 51°
- May 84° 60°
- Jun 89° 68°
- Jul 92° 71°
- Aug 90° 71°
- Sep 85° 65°
- Oct 77° 54°
- Nov 68° 43°
- Dec 60° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Rocky Ford each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 36°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.91 in), the least in November (2.93 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 36°F | 46.7°F | 4.23 | 7 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 62°F | 39°F | 50.3°F | 3.64 | 7 | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| March | 69°F | 44°F | 56.5°F | 4.28 | 7 | <1 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 76°F | 51°F | 63.6°F | 3.33 | 6 | 1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 84°F | 60°F | 71.6°F | 3.47 | 6 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 89°F | 68°F | 78.3°F | 5.66 | 8 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 92°F | 71°F | 81.3°F | 5.91 | 9 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 90°F | 71°F | 80.5°F | 4.78 | 8 | 19 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 85°F | 65°F | 75.0°F | 3.50 | 6 | 9 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 54°F | 65.3°F | 3.21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 68°F | 43°F | 55.1°F | 2.93 | 5 | <1 | 5 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 60°F | 38°F | 49.0°F | 3.49 | 7 | <1 | 12 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 76°F | 53°F | 64.4°F | 48.43 | 80 | 74 | 44 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 2°C | 8.2°C | 107 mm |
| February | 17°C | 4°C | 10.2°C | 92 mm |
| March | 20°C | 7°C | 13.6°C | 109 mm |
| April | 25°C | 10°C | 17.6°C | 85 mm |
| May | 29°C | 15°C | 22.0°C | 88 mm |
| June | 31°C | 20°C | 25.7°C | 144 mm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.4°C | 150 mm |
| August | 32°C | 22°C | 26.9°C | 121 mm |
| September | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C | 89 mm |
| October | 25°C | 12°C | 18.5°C | 82 mm |
| November | 20°C | 6°C | 12.8°C | 74 mm |
| December | 16°C | 3°C | 9.4°C | 89 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00097528; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Rocky Ford?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (5).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00097528.
When is the last frost in Rocky Ford?
In Rocky Ford, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 14 in half of years and after April 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 15 in half of years and before November 1 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 141 year in 10 after April 5; 9 in 10 after February 19
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 151 year in 10 before November 1; 9 in 10 before December 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 248 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 279 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 26 in half of springs and before November 29 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rocky Ford in zone 8b in ZIP code 30455, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Georgia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00097528; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Rocky Ford?
In a normal year in Rocky Ford, 74 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 44 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 80 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 74a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 44a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 80a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00097528.
How sunny is Rocky Ford?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Rocky Ford, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 3.0 |
| February | 74% | 3.6 |
| March | 76% | 4.6 |
| April | 81% | 5.9 |
| May | 82% | 6.3 |
| June | 81% | 6.3 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| October | 80% | 4.1 |
| November | 80% | 3.3 |
| December | 75% | 2.6 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Rocky Ford need?
A normal year in Rocky Ford brings 2,301 heating degree days, 57% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,120 cooling degree days, 2.3 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,789 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 569 | 2 |
| February | 416 | 4 |
| March | 283 | 18 |
| April | 109 | 68 |
| May | 18 | 223 |
| June | 0 | 398 |
| July | 0 | 505 |
| August | 0 | 480 |
| September | 5 | 305 |
| October | 91 | 99 |
| November | 312 | 15 |
| December | 498 | 4 |
| Year (annual) | 2,301 | 2,120 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00097528. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Rocky Ford been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 65.3°F, 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 64.4°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64.8°F | +0.4°F | 58.97 |
| 2022 | 65.6°F | +1.2°F | 39.23 |
| 2023 | 65.8°F | +1.4°F | 50.85 |
| 2024 | 66.3°F | +1.8°F | 56.97 |
| 2025 | 65.3°F | +0.9°F | 36.83 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00097528. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Rocky Ford's climate compare?
Rocky Ford is warmer than 58 of the other 100 places with their own NOAA record in Georgia, and wetter than 24. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 64.4°F is warmer than 86%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Rocky Ford is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Rocky Ford share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Millen, GA2,980 people · 16 mi NW
- Sylvania, GA2,655 people · 11 mi NE
- Portal, GA678 people · 11 mi SW
- Newington, GA299 people · 16 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Rocky Ford's climate
What is the coldest month in Rocky Ford?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 36°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 71°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in Rocky Ford?
July, with 5.91 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 2.93 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Rocky Ford in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Rocky Ford in zone 8b in ZIP code 30455, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Rocky Ford?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 14; in one year in ten it comes after April 5. Waiting until April 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Georgia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Brooklet, GA19 miles from this station, 66.3°F a year
- Metter, GA24 miles from this station, 66.8°F a year
- Midville, GA31 miles from this station, 64.0°F a year
- Waynesboro, GA34 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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