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When to plant in Evans, GA

USDA Zone 8b

Evans, Georgia frost dates, USDA zone, and a full-year planting calendar, drawn from the nearest NOAA station and tuned to the local season.

Evans enjoys a long ~248-day frost-free season — you can succession-sow, fit in a second crop, and grow long-season heat-lovers with room to spare. In zone 8b, Evans supports a wide range of perennials year-round; the frost dates above are what set your annual vegetable timing.

Station · CLARKS HILL 1 W · 11.6 km
Last spring frost
March 15
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
November 18
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
248 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for EvansA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Evans: last spring frost around March 15, first fall frost around November 18, about 248 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

Frost probability

CLARKS HILL 1 W · 1991–2020

The date the last spring and first fall frost occur, by threshold and probability. A 90% date is later in spring — and earlier in fall — than a 10% date; the 50% · 32°F row is what most gardeners plan around. These are Evans’s own odds, recorded at CLARKS HILL 1 W.

Frost-probability curves for EvansProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around March 15 and the first fall frost around November 18, giving about 248 frost-free days.
Last spring frostFirst fall frostbold = 32°F · thin = 28°F / 36°F · dot = 50% date · band = 10–90% window
ThresholdSPRING 10%SPRING 50%SPRING 90%FALL 10%FALL 50%FALL 90%
36°FApr 15Mar 29Mar 9Oct 26Nov 6Nov 22
32°FApr 3Mar 15Feb 22Nov 3Nov 18Dec 12
28°FMar 19Feb 26Jan 30Nov 16Dec 8Jan 7

Download this table as CSV ↓ — every threshold and probability, plus this city’s planting-window dates.

What to plant now

TODAY · JULY 19
Fall sowin 10 days
Brussels Sprouts
July 29August 12
Fall sowin 24 days
Rutabaga
August 12August 26

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Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

Each bar is the exact window to take a planting action in Evans, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.

Nearby weather stations

3 within 18 km · complete 32°F normals

When stations disagree by more than a few days, that spread is real microclimate variation — elevation, water, urban heat. Judge which station best matches your own yard.

CLARKS HILL 1 W
Primary
12 km · 122 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 15
FALL
Nov 18
AUGUSTA DANIEL FLD AP
15 km · 129 m elevation
SPRING
Feb 27
FALL
Dec 4
APPLING 2 NW
18 km · 121 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 27
FALL
Nov 7

Evans planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Evans, GA?

Plan for the last spring frost in Evans around March 15 (the date it has a 50% chance of a 32°F freeze). Anything frost-sensitive should go out after it.

When is the first fall frost in Evans, GA?

The first fall frost in Evans typically arrives around November 18 (50% probability at 32°F). Harvest or protect frost-sensitive crops before then.

What hardiness zone is Evans in?

Evans is in USDA hardiness zone 8b. In zone 8b, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.

How long is the growing season in Evans?

Evans has about 248 frost-free days — a long growing season — between the average last spring frost (March 15) and first fall frost (November 18).

When should I plant tomatoes in Evans?

For Evans, sow tomatoes indoors about January 18–February 1 and move the seedlings out around March 22, after the last spring frost.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at CLARKS HILL 1 W, 12 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.

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BlissGarden. "When to Plant in Evans, GA — Frost Dates & Zone 8b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00381726. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/georgia/evans.