When to plant in Claxton, GA

Planting dates worked out from Claxton's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Mar 18

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 1

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 24

1 year in 10 by Nov 9

Frost-free days

272

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Glennville 3nw · 19.8 km away · station 61 m, town 56 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Jan 21 – Feb 4	Mar 18 – Apr 1	May 12
Sweet pepper	Jan 7 – Jan 21	Mar 18 – Apr 1	May 17
Lettuce (leaf)	Dec 28 – Jan 4	Feb 1 – Feb 15	Mar 13
Peas	—	Jan 18 – Feb 15	Mar 14
Bush beans	—	Mar 11 – Apr 1	Apr 30
Carrot	—	Feb 8 – Mar 22	Apr 9
Beet	—	Feb 1 – Mar 15	Mar 23
Potato	—	Feb 8 – Mar 1	Apr 19
Kale	Dec 21 – Jan 4	Feb 1 – Feb 15	Mar 16
Broccoli	Dec 21 – Jan 4	Feb 1 – Feb 22	Apr 2
Cucumber	Feb 18 – Feb 25	Mar 18 – Apr 1	May 7
Summer squash and zucchini	Feb 18 – Feb 25	Mar 18 – Apr 1	May 2
Winter squash	Feb 18 – Feb 25	Mar 18 – Apr 1	Jun 6
Sweet corn	—	Mar 11 – Apr 1	May 10
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 1 – Feb 22	May 2
Garlic	—	Dec 19 – Jan 16 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 18 – Feb 15	Feb 25
Basil	Feb 4 – Feb 18	Mar 18 – Apr 1	May 14

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Claxton's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1905	Feb 17
1906	Mar 21
1907	Feb 9
1908	Feb 28
1909	Feb 26
1910	Mar 16
1911	Feb 23
1912	Feb 23
1913	Feb 15
1914	Mar 23
1915	Mar 24
1916	Mar 17
1917	Mar 7
1918	Feb 6
1919	Feb 17
1920	Mar 10
1921	Jan 27
1922	Feb 17
1923	Mar 20
1924	Mar 15
1925	Mar 4
1926	Mar 16
1927	Mar 5
1928	Feb 20
1929	Feb 12
1930	Mar 5
1931	Mar 5
1932	Mar 15
1933	Feb 11
1934	Mar 12
1935	Mar 1
1936	Feb 19
1937	Mar 17
1938	Feb 26
1939	Feb 24
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 18
1942	Mar 4
1943	Mar 24
1944	Feb 13
1945	Feb 9
1946	Feb 2
1947	Mar 27
1948	Feb 10
1949	Mar 17
1950	Mar 31
1951	Mar 15
1952	Feb 8
1953	Feb 18
1954	Mar 17
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 22
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 8
1960	Mar 22
1961	Feb 10
1962	Mar 7
1963	Feb 28
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 22
1966	Mar 9
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 14
1970	Mar 16
1971	Mar 21
1972	Mar 10
1974	Feb 28
1975	Mar 9
1976	Mar 18
1977	Mar 1
1978	Mar 17
1979	Feb 27
1980	Mar 4
1981	Feb 13
1983	Feb 26
1984	Mar 10
1985	Feb 18
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 1
1988	Mar 17
1989	Mar 8
1990	Jan 27
1991	Feb 27
1992	Mar 18
1993	Mar 16
1994	Feb 15
1995	Feb 10
1996	Mar 13
1997	Feb 13
1998	Mar 14
2000	Feb 8
2001	Feb 7
2008	Mar 24
2009	Mar 4
2010	Mar 6
2012	Feb 13
2016	Feb 28
2017	Mar 18
2020	Mar 2
2021	Mar 9
2022	Mar 15
2023	Mar 21
2024	Feb 21
2025	Mar 4
2026	Mar 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1905	289
1906	236
1907	277
1909	265
1910	228
1911	262
1912	266
1913	267
1914	233
1915	250
1916	243
1917	231
1918	322
1919	301
1920	252
1921	337
1922	284
1923	234
1924	255
1925	264
1926	240
1927	274
1928	276
1929	290
1930	266
1931	300
1932	257
1933	277
1934	245
1935	267
1936	270
1937	220
1938	271
1939	255
1940	215
1941	236
1942	268
1943	230
1944	290
1945	279
1946	303
1947	248
1948	318
1949	245
1950	238
1951	237
1952	263
1953	281
1954	228
1955	244
1956	245
1957	232
1958	252
1959	255
1960	253
1961	292
1962	243
1963	247
1964	244
1965	252
1966	239
1967	232
1968	232
1969	245
1970	244
1971	245
1972	258
1974	270
1975	250
1976	232
1977	256
1978	267
1979	260
1981	280
1983	265
1984	247
1985	291
1986	282
1987	224
1988	260
1989	253
1990	311
1991	250
1992	259
1993	229
1994	281
1995	277
1996	271
1997	276
1998	278
2008	238
2009	275
2016	266
2020	274
2021	258
2022	247
2023	252
2024	281
2025	251

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1905	25.4 °C
1906	25.1 °C
1907	24.5 °C
1908	24.9 °C
1909	24.8 °C
1910	24.5 °C
1911	25.7 °C
1912	25.0 °C
1913	24.3 °C
1914	24.9 °C
1915	25.3 °C
1916	25.1 °C
1917	24.9 °C
1918	24.6 °C
1919	25.0 °C
1920	24.7 °C
1921	25.5 °C
1922	25.4 °C
1923	25.1 °C
1924	24.8 °C
1925	26.2 °C
1926	24.9 °C
1927	25.3 °C
1928	24.0 °C
1929	24.3 °C
1930	24.5 °C
1931	24.6 °C
1932	24.5 °C
1934	24.9 °C
1935	25.1 °C
1936	24.9 °C
1937	24.2 °C
1938	24.6 °C
1939	24.9 °C
1940	24.5 °C
1941	25.7 °C
1942	24.9 °C
1943	24.9 °C
1944	24.6 °C
1945	25.1 °C
1946	24.3 °C
1947	24.6 °C
1948	24.8 °C
1949	24.3 °C
1950	24.2 °C
1951	24.6 °C
1952	25.0 °C
1953	24.7 °C
1954	25.6 °C
1955	24.9 °C
1956	24.4 °C
1957	24.5 °C
1958	24.9 °C
1959	24.7 °C
1960	24.7 °C
1961	23.6 °C
1962	24.9 °C
1963	24.7 °C
1964	24.9 °C
1965	25.1 °C
1966	24.0 °C
1967	24.1 °C
1968	24.9 °C
1969	24.5 °C
1970	25.0 °C
1971	24.2 °C
1972	24.2 °C
1974	24.8 °C
1975	24.8 °C
1976	23.9 °C
1977	25.7 °C
1978	25.1 °C
1979	24.7 °C
1981	25.4 °C
1983	24.6 °C
1984	24.7 °C
1985	24.8 °C
1986	25.8 °C
1987	25.0 °C
1988	24.6 °C
1989	24.4 °C
1990	25.4 °C
1991	25.3 °C
1992	23.5 °C
1993	24.6 °C
1994	24.1 °C
1995	24.6 °C
1996	24.6 °C
1997	23.7 °C
1998	25.6 °C
2016	25.1 °C
2020	25.0 °C
2021	24.5 °C
2022	25.3 °C
2023	24.9 °C
2024	25.6 °C
2025	25.5 °C
2026	25.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1905, Claxton's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Glennville 3nw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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