Kittrell, NC 27544 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kittrell, NC?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/28, roughly 212 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 227 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kittrell in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 Kittrell before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Kittrell'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 Kittrell compares
Kittrell's growing season runs about 227 days, ranking 11,078 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 353 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Kittrell's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Kittrell's dates instead of trusting one.