Henderson, NC 27536 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Henderson, NC, ZIP 27536
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/28, about 212 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 227 frost-free days later.
Henderson sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 7b around Henderson has about 10 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 Henderson's last frost
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 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 Henderson compares
About 227 days separate Henderson's last and first frost, putting it 10,974 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 338 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Henderson can differ from the 27536 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Henderson's frost date answer different questions.