East Bend, NC 27047 Frost Dates
When can you plant in East Bend, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/16, about 231 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 191 frost-free days later.
East Bend 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 8 weeks of growing season left in East Bend before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/16 isn't a guarantee
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 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 East Bend compares
About 191 days separate East Bend's last and first frost, putting it 20,870 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 969 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around East Bend's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in East Bend can differ from the 27047 normal.