Green Level, NC 27217 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Green Level, NC?
Around 04/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 219 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 215 frost-free days later.
Green Level sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Green Level before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Green Level compares
At roughly 215 frost-free days, Green Level places 14,089 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NC, it ranks 705 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Green Level's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Green Level's dates instead of trusting one.