Boonville, NC 27011 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Boonville, NC, ZIP 27011
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 194 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Boonville in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Boonville has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Boonville's last frost
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Boonville compares
Boonville's growing season runs about 194 days, ranking 19,530 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 943 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Boonville can differ from the 27011 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Boonville's frost date answer different questions.