Black Creek, NC 27813 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Black Creek, NC?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/22, roughly 206 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 236 frost-free days later.
Black Creek sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Black Creek before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Black Creek compares
Black Creek's growing season runs about 236 days, ranking 9,501 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 137 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Black Creek's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Black Creek can differ from the 27813 normal.