Farmville, NC 27828 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Farmville, NC?
Around 03/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 210 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 232 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Farmville 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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Farmville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Farmville's last frost
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 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 Farmville compares
Farmville's growing season runs about 232 days, ranking 10,042 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 185 of 1,078.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Farmville can differ from the 27828 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Farmville's frost date answer different questions.