Pikeville, NC 27531 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pikeville, NC?
Around 03/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 212 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 231 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pikeville in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Pikeville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Pikeville's last frost
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pikeville compares
Pikeville's growing season runs about 231 days, ranking 10,236 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 202 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Pikeville's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pikeville's dates instead of trusting one.