Kelford, NC 27847 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Kelford, NC, ZIP 27847
Around 04/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 220 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 211 frost-free days later.
Kelford 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
Zone 8a around Kelford has about 9 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 04/05 isn't a guarantee
04/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kelford compares
At roughly 211 frost-free days, Kelford places 14,888 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NC, it ranks 757 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Kelford can differ from the 27847 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Kelford's frost date answer different questions.