Fremont, NC 27830 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fremont, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/28, about 212 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 231 frost-free days later.
Fremont 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 Fremont 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
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 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 Fremont compares
Fremont's growing season runs about 231 days, ranking 10,227 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 199 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Fremont can differ from the 27830 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Fremont's frost date answer different questions.