Selma, NC 27576 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Selma, NC, ZIP 27576
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/29, about 213 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 220 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Selma 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 Selma 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.
Why 03/29 isn't a guarantee
03/29 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. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Selma compares
About 220 days separate Selma's last and first frost, putting it 12,788 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 577 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Selma's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Selma's dates instead of trusting one.