Candor, NC 27229 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Candor, NC, ZIP 27229
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/25, about 209 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 235 frost-free days later.
Candor 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
Zone 8a around Candor has about 11 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.
Why 03/25 isn't a guarantee
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Candor compares
About 235 days separate Candor's last and first frost, putting it 9,632 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 154 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Candor's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Candor can differ from the 27229 normal.