Bethania, NC 27040 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bethania, NC?
Around 04/09 is the usual last spring frost, about 224 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 204 frost-free days later.
Bethania sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Bethania before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/09 isn't a guarantee
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bethania compares
At roughly 204 frost-free days, Bethania places 16,749 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NC, it ranks 838 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Bethania's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Bethania's dates instead of trusting one.