When to plant pumpkin in Atlanta

In Atlanta, typical last spring frost is March 16 and typical first fall frost is November 23. Typical last spring frost: March 16. Pumpkin in Atlanta is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 160 days covers the 90–120 days this plant usually needs.

Pumpkin

How to grow Pumpkin Atlanta climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Comfortable in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Pumpkin in Atlanta is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 160 days covers the 90–120 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantApril 24 – June 18

Harvest: July 23 – October 16
Season vs crop: 160 grow days vs 90–120 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): March 16 – November 23

Pumpkin in Atlanta is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 160 days covers the 90–120 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Direct sow
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Local activity windows for this place and growing method. Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.

Suitable growing days in a row160

Days to harvest90–120 days from seed

Apr 24 – Jun 18

Direct sow

Jun 19 – Jul 22

Grow outdoors

Jul 23 – Oct 16

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Apr 24 – Jun 18	Plant outdoors in this window.
Grow outdoors	Jun 19 – Jul 22	Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
Harvest	Jul 23 – Oct 16	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Direct sow
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost (35 seasons (1991–2025)). Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Planting and growing across the year

Planting is the sow / plant-out window. Growing is daytime air versus this plant’s ideal (21 – 35 °C70 – 95 °F21 – 35 °C (70 – 95 °F)) and tolerable (16 – 38 °C61 – 100 °F16 – 38 °C (61 – 100 °F)) ranges.

Ideal / plantable
Tolerable
Too cold
Too hot
Outside window

Planting uses sow / plant-out rules; growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges.

Key dates

Typical last spring frostMarch 16

Low-risk last spring frostApril 3

Typical first fall frostNovember 23

Low-risk first fall frostNovember 10

Frost-free days251

Outdoor sow dateApril 24

Direct sow windowApril 24 – June 18

Suitable growing windowApril 24 – September 30 (160 days)

Expected harvestJuly 23 – October 16

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions: Daytime air from 21 – 35 °C70 – 95 °F21 – 35 °C (70 – 95 °F).
Suitable conditions: Daytime air from 16 – 38 °C61 – 100 °F16 – 38 °C (61 – 100 °F).
Last frost and first frost: Typical spring and fall frost dates for Atlanta, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest: 90–120 days from seed, from typical days to harvest.
Sowing window: Dated sow and harvest bars use frost dates, soil minima, night limits, and last-sow count-back from typical crop timing. Air ratings on the weekly chart colour only weeks inside that same window — see weekly temperatures and windows.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant. Method. Data 35 seasons (1991–2025).

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics.

Based on 35 years (1991–2025) of ERA5-Land data from Open-Meteo, for an area of about 10 km. Typical dates, not a guarantee.

Dates for Atlanta use ERA5-Land cell 33.70, -84.40. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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