When to plant in Macon, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 4

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 21

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 7

1 year in 10 by Oct 27

Frost-free days

231

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Macon Middle Ga Rgnl Ap · 17.0 km away · station 104 m, town 112 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 29
Sweet pepper	Jan 24 – Feb 7	Apr 4 – Apr 18	Jun 3
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 17 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 2
Peas	—	Feb 7 – Mar 7	Apr 3
Bush beans	—	Mar 28 – Apr 18	May 17
Carrot	—	Feb 28 – Apr 11	Apr 29
Beet	—	Feb 21 – Apr 4	Apr 12
Potato	—	Feb 28 – Mar 21	May 9
Kale	Jan 10 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 5
Broccoli	Jan 10 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 14	Apr 22
Cucumber	Mar 7 – Mar 14	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 24
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 7 – Mar 14	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 19
Winter squash	Mar 7 – Mar 14	Apr 4 – Apr 18	Jun 23
Sweet corn	—	Mar 28 – Apr 18	May 27
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 21 – Mar 14	May 22
Garlic	—	Oct 24 – Nov 21 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 7 – Mar 7	Mar 17
Basil	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 31

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Macon'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
1949	Mar 19
1950	Apr 7
1951	Mar 14
1952	Feb 8
1953	Feb 18
1954	Mar 17
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 25
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 8
1960	Mar 23
1961	Feb 11
1962	Mar 18
1963	Mar 23
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 22
1966	Mar 29
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 26
1969	Mar 27
1970	Mar 16
1971	Apr 3
1972	Mar 10
1973	Apr 11
1974	Feb 28
1975	Mar 9
1976	Mar 18
1977	Mar 8
1978	Mar 18
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 15
1981	Mar 17
1982	Mar 9
1983	Apr 20
1984	Mar 11
1985	Mar 19
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 4
1988	Mar 17
1989	Feb 25
1990	Apr 8
1991	Mar 11
1992	Apr 4
1993	Apr 3
1994	Mar 12
1995	Mar 11
1996	Mar 23
1997	Feb 18
1998	Mar 14
1999	Mar 16
2000	Apr 10
2001	Mar 28
2002	Mar 24
2003	Mar 31
2004	Mar 24
2005	Mar 9
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 8
2008	Mar 26
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 8
2011	Mar 12
2012	Mar 6
2013	Mar 29
2014	Mar 27
2015	Mar 29
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 17
2018	Mar 15
2019	Mar 20
2020	Mar 8
2021	Apr 22
2022	Mar 14
2023	Mar 21
2024	Feb 25

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1949	244
1950	219
1951	238
1952	262
1953	264
1954	227
1955	216
1956	229
1957	231
1958	251
1959	245
1960	229
1961	282
1962	222
1963	224
1964	208
1965	216
1966	219
1967	214
1968	213
1969	231
1970	244
1971	219
1972	252
1973	213
1974	259
1975	250
1976	224
1977	249
1978	262
1979	233
1980	249
1981	241
1982	241
1983	211
1984	246
1985	258
1986	235
1987	201
1988	210
1989	237
1990	223
1991	237
1992	217
1993	211
1994	256
1995	242
1996	224
1997	270
1998	237
1999	222
2000	218
2001	213
2002	238
2003	227
2004	236
2005	231
2006	210
2007	212
2008	216
2009	236
2010	243
2011	231
2012	247
2013	210
2014	219
2015	229
2016	233
2017	226
2018	250
2019	234
2020	239
2021	205
2022	219
2023	224
2024	271

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1949	24.5 °C
1950	24.3 °C
1951	24.9 °C
1952	25.0 °C
1953	24.5 °C
1954	25.6 °C
1955	24.9 °C
1956	24.5 °C
1957	24.9 °C
1958	25.0 °C
1959	25.0 °C
1960	24.8 °C
1961	23.5 °C
1962	24.8 °C
1963	24.4 °C
1964	24.2 °C
1965	24.0 °C
1966	23.4 °C
1967	22.6 °C
1968	23.7 °C
1969	23.6 °C
1970	25.2 °C
1971	24.5 °C
1972	23.6 °C
1973	24.3 °C
1974	23.8 °C
1975	23.6 °C
1976	23.5 °C
1977	25.4 °C
1978	24.9 °C
1979	23.9 °C
1980	25.6 °C
1981	24.6 °C
1982	24.1 °C
1983	24.4 °C
1984	24.0 °C
1985	24.3 °C
1986	25.4 °C
1987	24.6 °C
1988	24.1 °C
1989	23.7 °C
1990	24.8 °C
1991	24.8 °C
1992	23.5 °C
1993	24.6 °C
1994	23.4 °C
1995	24.1 °C
1996	23.6 °C
1997	22.7 °C
1998	24.8 °C
1999	24.2 °C
2000	23.9 °C
2001	23.5 °C
2002	24.5 °C
2003	24.1 °C
2004	24.9 °C
2005	24.5 °C
2006	24.4 °C
2007	24.0 °C
2008	24.1 °C
2009	24.0 °C
2010	25.4 °C
2011	25.2 °C
2012	24.4 °C
2013	23.0 °C
2014	23.7 °C
2015	24.8 °C
2016	25.2 °C
2017	24.4 °C
2018	24.9 °C
2019	25.7 °C
2020	24.3 °C
2021	23.9 °C
2022	24.7 °C
2023	24.3 °C
2024	24.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1949, Macon's last spring frost has come about 1 day later per decade, on average. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Macon Middle Ga Rgnl Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

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