Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fuquay-Varina, NC?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/06, roughly 221 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 209 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fuquay-Varina 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Fuquay-Varina before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/06 isn't a guarantee
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/21 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 Fuquay-Varina compares
About 209 days separate Fuquay-Varina's last and first frost, putting it 15,142 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 769 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Fuquay-Varina's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Fuquay-Varina's dates instead of trusting one.