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Georgia 66°F soil temperature

Updated Nov 4, 2026, 7:41 AM EST

The middle reading of 8 Georgia cities, 2 inches down, on Nov 3. Pick a city for its forecast and lawn calendar.

Georgia cities today

Estimated daily average soil temperature at 2 inches, the difference from normal for the date, and the change over the last week. Georgia spans the transition zone, where both cool- and warm-season lawns grow and warm-season grass country.

City2 in4 invs normal7 daysCrabgrass windowFall seeding ends
Atlanta 63°64° +6°+4° Feb 18 – Mar 14 Nov 13
Columbus 67°68° +5°+4° Feb 5 – Feb 24 –
Augusta 66°67° +7°+6° Feb 11 – Mar 8 –
Macon 65°66° +6°+5° Feb 6 – Mar 1 –
Savannah 69°70° +6°+6° early Feb – Feb 22 –
Athens 63°64° +6°+4° Feb 13 – Mar 13 Nov 14
Johns Creek 62°64° +6°+3° Feb 20 – Mar 14 Nov 9
Albany 67°68° +3°+5° early Feb – Feb 22 –

When to apply pre-emergent in Georgia

Crabgrass pre-emergent goes down when 2-inch soil holds about 50°F. Across Georgia that has typically happened first in Savannah, around Feb 1, and last in Johns Creek, around Feb 20. The window closes when soil holds 55°F and crabgrass starts sprouting.

A low mat of bermudagrass with fine blades and seed heads
Bermudagrass, the warm-season grass behind most lawns from the Carolinas to Texas.

Last good week to seed in Georgia

Tall fescue and bluegrass seed sprouts best while 4-inch soil is between 55 and 70°F. The typical last day above 55°F:

What grows in Georgia lawns

Crabgrass is the weed spring pre-emergents are timed for. Lawns here are mostly warm-season grasses such as bermuda.

Large crabgrass with its spreading finger-like seed heads
Large crabgrass in seed. Each plant can drop thousands of seeds that wait for warm spring soil.
Close view of a Kentucky bluegrass lawn
Kentucky bluegrass, the most common cool-season lawn grass in the northern US.
A low mat of bermudagrass with fine blades and seed heads
Bermudagrass, the warm-season grass behind most lawns from the Carolinas to Texas.

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