Lexington, NC 27361 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lexington, NC, ZIP 27361
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 199 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lexington 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
Zone 8a around Lexington 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.
Why 04/11 isn't a guarantee
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lexington compares
About 199 days separate Lexington's last and first frost, putting it 18,037 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 897 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Lexington's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Lexington can differ from the 27361 normal.