Wentworth, NC 27323 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wentworth, NC, ZIP 27323
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/05, about 220 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 213 frost-free days later.
Wentworth 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 Wentworth has about 9 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.
The actual range around Wentworth's last frost
04/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wentworth compares
About 213 days separate Wentworth's last and first frost, putting it 14,504 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 746 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Wentworth can differ from the 27323 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Wentworth's frost date answer different questions.