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North Carolina frost dates

Across 187 NOAA climate stations in North Carolina, the median last spring frost (32°F) ranges from Mar 1 at Frisco 2NNE to May 16 at Mt Mitchell; the typical station sees its last frost around Apr 1 and its first fall frost around Nov 4.

“Median” dates have a 50% chance of a later spring frost or an earlier fall frost. “10% risk” dates are the safer choice for tender plants: only 1 year in 10 has frost beyond them. Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 Climate Normals. Elevation matters: within a state, frost dates can differ by a month or more between valleys and hills.

StationElevationLast frost (median)Last frost (10% risk)First frost (median)First frost (10% risk)Growing season
Albemarle610 ftMar 29Apr 14Nov 4Oct 24220 days
Andrews1,749 ftApr 17May 3Oct 23Oct 10189 days
Apex450 ftMar 27Apr 10Nov 8Oct 26227 days
Arcola330 ftApr 3Apr 19Nov 5Oct 16217 days
Asheboro 2 W870 ftApr 5Apr 21Oct 31Oct 18207 days
Asheville2,238 ftApr 6Apr 24Oct 31Oct 17205 days
Asheville 13 S2,103 ftApr 17May 4Oct 23Oct 10187 days
Asheville 8 Ssw2,151 ftApr 24May 11Oct 18Oct 5175 days
Asheville Rgnl AP2,117 ftApr 9Apr 27Oct 28Oct 14201 days
Atlantic Beach Wtp4 ftMar 3Mar 21Dec 13Nov 25286 days
Aurora 6 N20 ftMar 8Mar 28Dec 5Nov 16272 days
Banner Elk3,770 ftApr 30May 17Oct 14Oct 1167 days
Bayboro 3 Sw5 ftMar 30Apr 15Nov 8Oct 26224 days
Beaufort Michael J Smith Fld11 ftMar 10Mar 26Dec 1Nov 10265 days
Beech Mtn5,053 ftMay 6May 23Oct 14Sep 29159 days
Belhaven 3 Ne0 ftMar 25Apr 8Nov 11Oct 30233 days
Bent Creek2,110 ftApr 26May 12Oct 18Oct 5175 days
Black Mtn 2 W2,290 ftApr 19May 7Oct 23Oct 8184 days
Blowing Rock 1NW3,850 ftApr 25May 12Oct 21Oct 6178 days
Boone 1 Se3,100 ftMay 2May 19Oct 13Sep 30163 days
Brevard2,175 ftApr 21May 7Oct 23Oct 11185 days
Bryson City 41,985 ftApr 16May 2Oct 24Oct 11189 days
Burlington Alamance AP617 ftApr 1Apr 17Nov 2Oct 21215 days
Burlington Fire Stn #5660 ftMar 29Apr 15Nov 9Oct 26226 days
Burnsville Ag2,825 ftApr 24May 13Oct 19Oct 7180 days
Candler 1 W2,240 ftApr 19May 7Oct 22Oct 10185 days
Cane Creek Rsvr525 ftApr 6Apr 22Nov 1Oct 19210 days
Cape Hatteras AP11 ftMar 4Mar 25Dec 22Nov 29290 days
Carthage Wtp440 ftApr 1Apr 19Nov 5Oct 24219 days
Cary390 ftMar 31Apr 12Nov 10Oct 30226 days
Cataloochee2,650 ftApr 30May 15Oct 12Oct 3164 days
Catawba 5 Sw1,015 ftMar 24Apr 9Nov 8Oct 27230 days
Cedar Is8 ftMar 11Mar 30Nov 30Nov 11261 days
Celo 2 S2,700 ftApr 26May 13Oct 15Oct 1171 days
Chapel Hill 2 W500 ftMar 31Apr 14Nov 3Oct 23218 days
Chapel Hill Williams AP512 ftMar 29Apr 12Nov 5Oct 23222 days
Charlotte Douglas AP728 ftMar 30Apr 14Nov 3Oct 22221 days
Chatham Wtp308 ftApr 1Apr 23Nov 7Oct 29221 days
Cherokee1,965 ftApr 17May 6Oct 21Oct 7186 days
Cherry Point Mcas29 ftMar 19Apr 4Nov 22Nov 5249 days
Clayton 3E332 ftMar 28Apr 11Nov 8Oct 27225 days
Clayton Wtp300 ftApr 7Apr 20Nov 3Oct 22211 days
Clinton 2 Ne158 ftMar 26Apr 8Nov 7Oct 26226 days
Columbia Ag Gum Neck10 ftMar 29Apr 10Nov 13Oct 31231 days
Concord700 ftApr 1Apr 16Nov 2Oct 21215 days
Coweeta Exp Stn2,247 ftApr 23May 11Oct 17Oct 4175 days
Cullowhee2,192 ftApr 19May 7Oct 22Oct 9184 days
Danbury1,019 ftApr 11Apr 29Oct 30Oct 18202 days
Dunn 4 Nw200 ftMar 28Apr 11Nov 7Oct 26226 days
Durham400 ftApr 2Apr 18Nov 4Oct 24217 days
Durham 11 W562 ftMar 31Apr 19Nov 4Oct 22217 days
Eden678 ftApr 11Apr 27Oct 29Oct 16201 days
Edenton10 ftMar 24Apr 8Nov 14Nov 1238 days
Elizabeth City8 ftMar 27Apr 18Nov 17Nov 3238 days
Elizabeth City Cgas13 ftMar 28Apr 11Nov 12Oct 29230 days
Elizabethtown120 ftMar 29Apr 13Nov 8Oct 29226 days
Elkin910 ftApr 15May 3Oct 26Oct 14194 days
Enka2,050 ftApr 12Apr 27Oct 23Oct 12195 days
Fairfield5 ftApr 7Apr 21Nov 4Oct 22211 days
Falls Lake280 ftApr 4Apr 19Nov 4Oct 22213 days
Fayetteville (Pwc)96 ftMar 30Apr 16Nov 10Oct 28227 days
Fayetteville Rgnl AP186 ftMar 22Apr 8Nov 13Nov 1236 days
Flat Springs 1E3,330 ftApr 18May 7Oct 24Oct 11188 days
Fletcher 3 W2,070 ftApr 18May 4Oct 21Oct 8186 days
Forest City 8 W849 ftApr 11Apr 28Oct 27Oct 14198 days
Franklin2,125 ftApr 17May 4Oct 23Oct 11187 days
Frisco 2NNE0 ftMar 1Mar 21Dec 20Nov 28292 days
Garner330 ftApr 1Apr 15Nov 1Oct 19213 days
Gastonia700 ftMar 27Apr 9Nov 9Oct 28228 days
Gastonia Muni AP797 ftMar 24Apr 10Nov 9Oct 27230 days
Goldsboro 4 Se109 ftMar 15Apr 1Nov 18Nov 2250 days
Goldsboro Ag 1 N109 ftMar 28Apr 11Nov 12Nov 1231 days
Grandfather Mtn5,280 ftMay 5May 20Oct 13Sep 27160 days
Greensboro Wtp765 ftApr 1Apr 14Nov 4Oct 23217 days
Greenville32 ftMar 27Apr 10Nov 8Oct 26227 days
Hamlet350 ftMar 30Apr 15Nov 4Oct 22220 days
Haw Rvr 1E636 ftApr 4Apr 19Nov 3Oct 24215 days
Hayesville 1 Ne1,792 ftApr 21May 5Oct 21Oct 9182 days
Henderson 2 Nnw480 ftApr 16Apr 30Oct 26Oct 13193 days
Henderson 4 Nne500 ftMar 28Apr 11Nov 9Oct 26227 days
Hendersonville 1 Ne2,160 ftApr 14May 1Oct 25Oct 12192 days
Hickory FAA AP1,143 ftMar 31Apr 16Nov 4Oct 22219 days
High Pt900 ftMar 30Apr 15Nov 5Oct 21220 days
Highlands3,850 ftApr 30May 17Oct 15Oct 3167 days
Hofmann Forest47 ftApr 6Apr 23Nov 1Oct 17204 days
Hot Springs1,345 ftApr 11Apr 27Oct 29Oct 16201 days
Jackson123 ftApr 5Apr 18Nov 1Oct 20211 days
Jackson Springs 5 Wnw730 ftMar 25Apr 10Nov 14Oct 30235 days
Jacksonville Eoc17 ftMar 31Apr 15Nov 8Oct 27224 days
Jefferson 2 E2,759 ftMay 7May 24Oct 8Sep 25154 days
Kinston 7 Se24 ftApr 1Apr 15Nov 4Oct 22217 days
Kinston Ag Rsch60 ftMar 25Apr 7Nov 11Oct 29232 days
Lake Lure 21,040 ftApr 5Apr 20Oct 30Oct 18207 days
Lake Toxaway 2 Sw3,200 ftApr 15May 1Oct 26Oct 14193 days
Laurinburg210 ftMar 21Apr 10Nov 14Nov 1239 days
Laurinburg Maxton AP220 ftMar 25Apr 11Nov 8Oct 26228 days
Lenoir1,155 ftApr 7Apr 28Oct 31Oct 18207 days
Lewiston50 ftMar 29Apr 12Nov 7Oct 27223 days
Lexington760 ftApr 11Apr 26Oct 28Oct 14199 days
Lillington150 ftMar 30Apr 15Nov 6Oct 26223 days
Lincolnton 4 W887 ftApr 9Apr 27Oct 28Oct 15201 days
Longwood40 ftMar 26Apr 11Nov 11Oct 29231 days
Louisburg260 ftApr 11Apr 28Oct 29Oct 15201 days
Lumber Rvr Sp96 ftApr 1Apr 16Nov 5Oct 24219 days
Lumberton112 ftMar 24Apr 8Nov 11Oct 29234 days
Lumberton Muni AP121 ftMar 24Apr 9Nov 10Oct 27233 days
Manteo AP13 ftMar 15Mar 30Dec 6Nov 19266 days
Marion1,410 ftApr 5Apr 21Nov 1Oct 18209 days
Marshall1,920 ftApr 28May 13Oct 18Oct 6173 days
Mocksville 5SE680 ftApr 15May 2Oct 25Oct 12192 days
Monroe 2 Se550 ftApr 3Apr 18Nov 1Oct 21213 days
Monroe AP679 ftMar 31Apr 16Nov 5Oct 23220 days
Moores Creek Nb22 ftMar 27Apr 12Nov 8Oct 24227 days
Morehead City 2 Wnw10 ftMar 18Apr 5Nov 21Nov 5249 days
Morganton1,180 ftApr 7Apr 26Oct 28Oct 14202 days
Mt Airy 2 W1,080 ftApr 19May 8Oct 23Oct 11186 days
Mt Mitchell6,240 ftMay 16May 31Oct 4Sep 20140 days
Mt Olive 6SE162 ftMar 28Apr 10Nov 7Oct 27226 days
Murfreesboro100 ftApr 6Apr 23Nov 1Oct 20208 days
Murphy 4ESE1,600 ftApr 22May 7Oct 20Oct 8180 days
N Fk 22,480 ftApr 5Apr 22Oct 31Oct 16206 days
N Wilkesboro1,120 ftApr 10Apr 26Oct 29Oct 16201 days
New Bern Craven Co AP19 ftMar 23Apr 7Nov 15Nov 1237 days
New Hill320 ftApr 6Apr 21Nov 3Oct 23209 days
New River Mcaf26 ftMar 23Apr 7Nov 16Nov 1240 days
Newport/Morehead City Wfo30 ftMar 26Apr 9Nov 16Nov 2236 days
Ocracoke4 ftMar 1Mar 21Dec 20Nov 29293 days
Old Ft Ag 3 W1,425 ftApr 21May 9Oct 23Oct 9183 days
Oxford Ag500 ftMar 30Apr 14Nov 6Oct 25222 days
Perrytown28 ftMar 20Apr 5Nov 20Nov 5246 days
Pfafftown950 ftApr 9Apr 23Oct 31Oct 20204 days
Piedmont Triad Intl AP890 ftMar 30Apr 14Nov 5Oct 25220 days
Pisgah Forest 3 Ne2,190 ftApr 19May 8Oct 23Oct 9186 days
Plymouth 5 E20 ftMar 31Apr 15Nov 7Oct 25221 days
Raeford250 ftApr 3Apr 19Nov 3Oct 20214 days
Raleigh 4 Sw420 ftMar 28Apr 12Nov 9Oct 27227 days
Raleigh Durham Intl AP416 ftMar 31Apr 16Nov 4Oct 23219 days
Raleigh State Univ400 ftMar 28Apr 12Nov 8Oct 28229 days
Randleman810 ftMar 29Apr 13Nov 6Oct 25224 days
Reelsboro45 ftMar 21Apr 5Nov 17Nov 1242 days
Reidsville 2 Nw890 ftApr 5Apr 21Nov 2Oct 21213 days
Richlands20 ftApr 5Apr 20Nov 4Oct 24214 days
Roanoke Rapids210 ftMar 31Apr 16Nov 9Oct 28222 days
Roanoke Rapids AP256 ftMar 27Apr 8Nov 12Oct 31230 days
Robbinsville Ag 5 Ne2,330 ftApr 13May 2Oct 26Oct 12194 days
Rocky Mt 8 Ese110 ftMar 31Apr 13Nov 7Oct 26223 days
Rocky Mt Wilson AP160 ftApr 1Apr 16Nov 5Oct 25219 days
Roxboro 7 Ese710 ftApr 15Apr 30Oct 26Oct 12194 days
Rural Hall960 ftApr 6Apr 21Oct 31Oct 17209 days
Salisbury700 ftApr 6Apr 27Oct 30Oct 19208 days
Salisbury 9 Wnw725 ftApr 9Apr 24Oct 28Oct 15203 days
Sanford 8 Ne262 ftApr 10Apr 25Oct 30Oct 15203 days
Shallotte Ag20 ftMar 20Apr 4Nov 17Nov 3243 days
Shelby 2 Nw820 ftApr 12Apr 28Oct 25Oct 12195 days
Siler City 2 N610 ftMar 31Apr 13Nov 4Oct 23220 days
Smithfield150 ftMar 29Apr 14Nov 5Oct 22220 days
Snow Hill Waste Water Treament41 ftMar 26Apr 8Nov 12Nov 1232 days
Southport 5 N20 ftMar 24Apr 10Nov 17Oct 31239 days
Sparta 3.5 Ssw3,011 ftApr 22May 11Oct 22Oct 8180 days
Spruce Pine 2 Ne2,850 ftApr 26May 13Oct 20Oct 6177 days
Statesville 2 Nne803 ftApr 16May 1Oct 25Oct 13191 days
Surf City24 ftMar 26Apr 9Nov 13Oct 30233 days
Swannanoa 2 Sse4,320 ftApr 22May 11Oct 24Oct 11184 days
Swanquarter Ferry3 ftMar 18Mar 31Nov 25Nov 8253 days
Tapoco1,110 ftApr 17May 4Oct 27Oct 13193 days
Tarboro 1 S35 ftMar 30Apr 10Nov 9Oct 29226 days
Taylorsville1,320 ftApr 2Apr 19Nov 4Oct 21217 days
Transou2,834 ftMay 4May 22Oct 10Sep 27158 days
Tryon1,320 ftMar 27Apr 14Nov 12Oct 29231 days
Vale Ag 2 Sw985 ftApr 12Apr 26Oct 28Oct 16198 days
W Kerr Scott Resv1,070 ftApr 7Apr 22Nov 1Oct 19208 days
Wadesboro480 ftMar 24Apr 9Nov 9Oct 27231 days
Wallace 1SE35 ftApr 1Apr 16Nov 7Oct 26220 days
Warsaw 5 E110 ftApr 7Apr 22Oct 30Oct 16204 days
Washington Wwtp 4W10 ftMar 22Apr 7Nov 15Nov 3237 days
Waterville 21,430 ftApr 6Apr 23Nov 1Oct 20210 days
Waynesville 1 E2,658 ftApr 30May 15Oct 14Oct 4167 days
Whiteville 7 Nw90 ftMar 29Apr 12Nov 6Oct 25224 days
Willard 4 Sw55 ftApr 2Apr 16Nov 5Oct 24217 days
Williamston 1 E20 ftMar 20Apr 5Nov 12Oct 31239 days
Wilmington 7 N40 ftMar 29Apr 11Nov 8Oct 27226 days
Wilmington 7 Se30 ftMar 20Apr 8Nov 15Nov 2241 days
Wilmington Intl AP33 ftMar 19Apr 4Nov 20Nov 5247 days
Wilson 3 Sw110 ftMar 22Apr 8Nov 12Nov 1236 days
Winston Salem Rynlds AP970 ftMar 26Apr 11Nov 9Oct 28228 days
Yadkinville 6 E875 ftApr 16May 3Oct 25Oct 11191 days
Yanceyville 4 Se635 ftMar 31Apr 14Nov 4Oct 22218 days
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