Seagrove, NC 27341 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Seagrove, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/05, about 220 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 207 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Seagrove in Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Seagrove 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
04/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 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 Seagrove compares
About 207 days separate Seagrove's last and first frost, putting it 15,880 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 815 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Seagrove's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Seagrove's dates instead of trusting one.