Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 30507
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 30507 in zone 8a (the coldest night of a typical year: 10 to 15°F).
The nearest station, Gainesville, GA, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 20 in half of years and after April 6 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 8b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville, GAGainesville Gilmer Airport | 4 mi | 1,275 ft | March 20 | April 6 | November 14 | 8b |
| Gainesville station, GA | 6 mi | 1,170 ft | March 27 | April 11 | November 12 | 8a |
| Commerce, GA4 mi NNW | 16 mi | 820 ft | March 31 | April 14 | November 6 | 8a |
| Alto, GA4 mi SE | 19 mi | 918 ft | April 4 | April 19 | November 4 | 8a |
| Cumming, GA2 mi N | 21 mi | 1,140 ft | April 4 | April 19 | November 4 | – |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Gainesville
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | April 18 | April 8 | April 3 | March 16 | November 3 | October 20 |
| 32°F | April 6 | March 28 | March 20 | March 1 | November 14 | October 31 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 26 | March 15 | March 7 | February 12 | November 30 | November 9 |
| 24°F | March 15 | March 1 | February 18 | January 22 | December 18 | November 24 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.