Foxfire, NC 27281 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Foxfire, NC, ZIP 27281
Around 03/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 209 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 235 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Foxfire, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Foxfire 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 Foxfire compares
Foxfire's growing season runs about 235 days, ranking 9,624 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 150 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Foxfire's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Foxfire's dates instead of trusting one.