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North Carolina frost dates by weather station

North Carolina has 187 NOAA weather stations with 1991–2020 freeze statistics. Median last spring frost dates run from Mar 1 at Frisco 2nne to May 16 at Mount Mitchell.

187Stations
Mar 1Earliest last frostFrisco 2nne
May 16Latest last frostMount Mitchell
293 daysLongest growing seasonOcracoke

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North Carolina stations: median (50%) frost dates at 32°F
Station	Last spring frost	First fall frost	Growing season	Elevation
Albemarle	Mar 29	Nov 4	220 days	610 ft
Andrews	Apr 17	Oct 23	189 days	1,749 ft
Apex	Mar 27	Nov 8	227 days	450 ft
Arcola	Apr 3	Nov 5	217 days	330 ft
Asheboro 2 W	Apr 5	Oct 31	207 days	870 ft
Asheville	Apr 6	Oct 31	205 days	2,238 ft
Asheville 13 S	Apr 17	Oct 23	187 days	2,103 ft
Asheville 8 SSW	Apr 24	Oct 18	175 days	2,151 ft
Asheville Regional Airport	Apr 9	Oct 28	201 days	2,117 ft
Atlantic Beach Water Plant	Mar 3	Dec 13	286 days	4 ft
Aurora 6 N	Mar 8	Dec 5	272 days	20 ft
Banner Elk	Apr 30	Oct 14	167 days	3,770 ft
Bayboro 3 SW	Mar 30	Nov 8	224 days	5 ft
Beaufort Michael J Smith Field	Mar 10	Dec 1	265 days	11 ft
Beech Mountain	May 6	Oct 14	159 days	5,053 ft
Belhaven 3 NE	Mar 25	Nov 11	233 days	0 ft
Bent Creek	Apr 26	Oct 18	175 days	2,110 ft
Black Mountain 2 W	Apr 19	Oct 23	184 days	2,290 ft
Blowing Rock 1nw	Apr 25	Oct 21	178 days	3,850 ft
Boone 1 SE	May 2	Oct 13	163 days	3,100 ft
Brevard	Apr 21	Oct 23	185 days	2,175 ft
Bryson City 4	Apr 16	Oct 24	189 days	1,985 ft
Burlington Alamance Airport	Apr 1	Nov 2	215 days	617 ft
Burlington Fire Station #5	Mar 29	Nov 9	226 days	660 ft
Burnsville Ag	Apr 24	Oct 19	180 days	2,825 ft
Candler 1 W	Apr 19	Oct 22	185 days	2,240 ft
Cane Creek Rsvr	Apr 6	Nov 1	210 days	525 ft
Cape Hatteras Airport	Mar 4	Dec 22	290 days	11 ft
Carthage Water Plant	Apr 1	Nov 5	219 days	440 ft
Cary	Mar 31	Nov 10	226 days	390 ft
Cataloochee	Apr 30	Oct 12	164 days	2,650 ft
Catawba 5 SW	Mar 24	Nov 8	230 days	1,015 ft
Cedar Island	Mar 11	Nov 30	261 days	8 ft
Celo 2 S	Apr 26	Oct 15	171 days	2,700 ft
Chapel Hill 2 W	Mar 31	Nov 3	218 days	500 ft
Chapel Hill Williams Airport	Mar 29	Nov 5	222 days	512 ft
Charlotte Douglas Airport	Mar 30	Nov 3	221 days	728 ft
Chatham Water Plant	Apr 1	Nov 7	221 days	308 ft
Cherokee	Apr 17	Oct 21	186 days	1,965 ft
Cherry Point MCAS	Mar 19	Nov 22	249 days	29 ft
Clayton 3e	Mar 28	Nov 8	225 days	332 ft
Clayton Water Plant	Apr 7	Nov 3	211 days	300 ft
Clinton 2 NE	Mar 26	Nov 7	226 days	158 ft
Columbia Ag Gum Neck	Mar 29	Nov 13	231 days	10 ft
Concord	Apr 1	Nov 2	215 days	700 ft
Coweeta Exp. Station	Apr 23	Oct 17	175 days	2,247 ft
Cullowhee	Apr 19	Oct 22	184 days	2,192 ft
Danbury	Apr 11	Oct 30	202 days	1,019 ft
Dunn 4 NW	Mar 28	Nov 7	226 days	200 ft
Durham	Apr 2	Nov 4	217 days	400 ft
Durham 11 W	Mar 31	Nov 4	217 days	562 ft
Eden	Apr 11	Oct 29	201 days	678 ft
Edenton	Mar 24	Nov 14	238 days	10 ft
Elizabeth City	Mar 27	Nov 17	238 days	8 ft
Elizabeth City Cgas	Mar 28	Nov 12	230 days	13 ft
Elizabethtown	Mar 29	Nov 8	226 days	120 ft
Elkin	Apr 15	Oct 26	194 days	910 ft
Enka	Apr 12	Oct 23	195 days	2,050 ft
Fairfield	Apr 7	Nov 4	211 days	5 ft
Falls Lake	Apr 4	Nov 4	213 days	280 ft
Fayetteville (pwc)	Mar 30	Nov 10	227 days	96 ft
Fayetteville Regional Airport	Mar 22	Nov 13	236 days	186 ft
Flat Springs 1e	Apr 18	Oct 24	188 days	3,330 ft
Fletcher 3 W	Apr 18	Oct 21	186 days	2,070 ft
Forest City 8 W	Apr 11	Oct 27	198 days	849 ft
Franklin	Apr 17	Oct 23	187 days	2,125 ft
Frisco 2nne	Mar 1	Dec 20	292 days	0 ft
Garner	Apr 1	Nov 1	213 days	330 ft
Gastonia	Mar 27	Nov 9	228 days	700 ft
Gastonia Muni Airport	Mar 24	Nov 9	230 days	797 ft
Goldsboro 4 SE	Mar 15	Nov 18	250 days	109 ft
Goldsboro Ag 1 N	Mar 28	Nov 12	231 days	109 ft
Grandfather Mountain	May 5	Oct 13	160 days	5,280 ft
Greensboro Water Plant	Apr 1	Nov 4	217 days	765 ft
Greenville	Mar 27	Nov 8	227 days	32 ft
Hamlet	Mar 30	Nov 4	220 days	350 ft
Haw River 1e	Apr 4	Nov 3	215 days	636 ft
Hayesville 1 NE	Apr 21	Oct 21	182 days	1,792 ft
Henderson 2 NNW	Apr 16	Oct 26	193 days	480 ft
Henderson 4 NNE	Mar 28	Nov 9	227 days	500 ft
Hendersonville 1 NE	Apr 14	Oct 25	192 days	2,160 ft
Hickory FAA Airport	Mar 31	Nov 4	219 days	1,143 ft
High Point	Mar 30	Nov 5	220 days	900 ft
Highlands	Apr 30	Oct 15	167 days	3,850 ft
Hofmann Forest	Apr 6	Nov 1	204 days	47 ft
Hot Springs	Apr 11	Oct 29	201 days	1,345 ft
Jackson	Apr 5	Nov 1	211 days	123 ft
Jackson Springs 5 WNW	Mar 25	Nov 14	235 days	730 ft
Jacksonville Eoc	Mar 31	Nov 8	224 days	17 ft
Jefferson 2 E	May 7	Oct 8	154 days	2,759 ft
Kinston 7 SE	Apr 1	Nov 4	217 days	24 ft
Kinston Ag Rsch	Mar 25	Nov 11	232 days	60 ft
Lake Lure 2	Apr 5	Oct 30	207 days	1,040 ft
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	Apr 15	Oct 26	193 days	3,200 ft
Laurinburg	Mar 21	Nov 14	239 days	210 ft
Laurinburg Maxton Airport	Mar 25	Nov 8	228 days	220 ft
Lenoir	Apr 7	Oct 31	207 days	1,155 ft
Lewiston	Mar 29	Nov 7	223 days	50 ft
Lexington	Apr 11	Oct 28	199 days	760 ft
Lillington	Mar 30	Nov 6	223 days	150 ft
Lincolnton 4 W	Apr 9	Oct 28	201 days	887 ft
Longwood	Mar 26	Nov 11	231 days	40 ft
Louisburg	Apr 11	Oct 29	201 days	260 ft
Lumber River State Park	Apr 1	Nov 5	219 days	96 ft
Lumberton	Mar 24	Nov 11	234 days	112 ft
Lumberton Muni Airport	Mar 24	Nov 10	233 days	121 ft
Manteo Airport	Mar 15	Dec 6	266 days	13 ft
Marion	Apr 5	Nov 1	209 days	1,410 ft
Marshall	Apr 28	Oct 18	173 days	1,920 ft
Mocksville 5se	Apr 15	Oct 25	192 days	680 ft
Monroe 2 SE	Apr 3	Nov 1	213 days	550 ft
Monroe Airport	Mar 31	Nov 5	220 days	679 ft
Moores Creek Nb	Mar 27	Nov 8	227 days	22 ft
Morehead City 2 WNW	Mar 18	Nov 21	249 days	10 ft
Morganton	Apr 7	Oct 28	202 days	1,180 ft
Mount Airy 2 W	Apr 19	Oct 23	186 days	1,080 ft
Mount Mitchell	May 16	Oct 4	140 days	6,240 ft
Mount Olive 6se	Mar 28	Nov 7	226 days	162 ft
Murfreesboro	Apr 6	Nov 1	208 days	100 ft
Murphy 4ese	Apr 22	Oct 20	180 days	1,600 ft
N Fk 2	Apr 5	Oct 31	206 days	2,480 ft
N Wilkesboro	Apr 10	Oct 29	201 days	1,120 ft
New Bern Craven Co Airport	Mar 23	Nov 15	237 days	19 ft
New Hill	Apr 6	Nov 3	209 days	320 ft
New River McAf	Mar 23	Nov 16	240 days	26 ft
Newport/morehead City WFO	Mar 26	Nov 16	236 days	30 ft
Ocracoke	Mar 1	Dec 20	293 days	4 ft
Old Fort Ag 3 W	Apr 21	Oct 23	183 days	1,425 ft
Oxford Ag	Mar 30	Nov 6	222 days	500 ft
Perrytown	Mar 20	Nov 20	246 days	28 ft
Pfafftown	Apr 9	Oct 31	204 days	950 ft
Piedmont Triad Intl Airport	Mar 30	Nov 5	220 days	890 ft
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	Apr 19	Oct 23	186 days	2,190 ft
Plymouth 5 E	Mar 31	Nov 7	221 days	20 ft
Raeford	Apr 3	Nov 3	214 days	250 ft
Raleigh 4 SW	Mar 28	Nov 9	227 days	420 ft
Raleigh Durham Intl Airport	Mar 31	Nov 4	219 days	416 ft
Raleigh State Univ	Mar 28	Nov 8	229 days	400 ft
Randleman	Mar 29	Nov 6	224 days	810 ft
Reelsboro	Mar 21	Nov 17	242 days	45 ft
Reidsville 2 NW	Apr 5	Nov 2	213 days	890 ft
Richlands	Apr 5	Nov 4	214 days	20 ft
Roanoke Rapids	Mar 31	Nov 9	222 days	210 ft
Roanoke Rapids Airport	Mar 27	Nov 12	230 days	256 ft
Robbinsville Ag 5 NE	Apr 13	Oct 26	194 days	2,330 ft
Rocky Mount 8 ESE	Mar 31	Nov 7	223 days	110 ft
Rocky Mount Wilson Airport	Apr 1	Nov 5	219 days	160 ft
Roxboro 7 ESE	Apr 15	Oct 26	194 days	710 ft
Rural Hall	Apr 6	Oct 31	209 days	960 ft
Salisbury	Apr 6	Oct 30	208 days	700 ft
Salisbury 9 WNW	Apr 9	Oct 28	203 days	725 ft
Sanford 8 NE	Apr 10	Oct 30	203 days	262 ft
Shallotte Ag	Mar 20	Nov 17	243 days	20 ft
Shelby 2 NW	Apr 12	Oct 25	195 days	820 ft
Siler City 2 N	Mar 31	Nov 4	220 days	610 ft
Smithfield	Mar 29	Nov 5	220 days	150 ft
Snow Hill Waste Water Treament	Mar 26	Nov 12	232 days	41 ft
Southport 5 N	Mar 24	Nov 17	239 days	20 ft
Sparta 3.5 SSW	Apr 22	Oct 22	180 days	3,011 ft
Spruce Pine 2 NE	Apr 26	Oct 20	177 days	2,850 ft
Statesville 2 NNE	Apr 16	Oct 25	191 days	803 ft
Surf City	Mar 26	Nov 13	233 days	24 ft
Swannanoa 2 SSE	Apr 22	Oct 24	184 days	4,320 ft
Swanquarter Ferry	Mar 18	Nov 25	253 days	3 ft
Tapoco	Apr 17	Oct 27	193 days	1,110 ft
Tarboro 1 S	Mar 30	Nov 9	226 days	35 ft
Taylorsville	Apr 2	Nov 4	217 days	1,320 ft
Transou	May 4	Oct 10	158 days	2,834 ft
Tryon	Mar 27	Nov 12	231 days	1,320 ft
Vale Ag 2 SW	Apr 12	Oct 28	198 days	985 ft
W Kerr Scott Resv	Apr 7	Nov 1	208 days	1,070 ft
Wadesboro	Mar 24	Nov 9	231 days	480 ft
Wallace 1se	Apr 1	Nov 7	220 days	35 ft
Warsaw 5 E	Apr 7	Oct 30	204 days	110 ft
Washington Wastewater Plant 4w	Mar 22	Nov 15	237 days	10 ft
Waterville 2	Apr 6	Nov 1	210 days	1,430 ft
Waynesville 1 E	Apr 30	Oct 14	167 days	2,658 ft
Whiteville 7 NW	Mar 29	Nov 6	224 days	90 ft
Willard 4 SW	Apr 2	Nov 5	217 days	55 ft
Williamston 1 E	Mar 20	Nov 12	239 days	20 ft
Wilmington 7 N	Mar 29	Nov 8	226 days	40 ft
Wilmington 7 SE	Mar 20	Nov 15	241 days	30 ft
Wilmington Intl Airport	Mar 19	Nov 20	247 days	33 ft
Wilson 3 SW	Mar 22	Nov 12	236 days	110 ft
Winston Salem Rynlds Airport	Mar 26	Nov 9	228 days	970 ft
Yadkinville 6 E	Apr 16	Oct 25	191 days	875 ft
Yanceyville 4 SE	Mar 31	Nov 4	218 days	635 ft

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, annual/seasonal normals by station (version 1.0.1), file dated June 27, 2023; documentation.

Freeze dates are 30-year probabilities, not forecasts. Check your local forecast before planting tender plants.