Jackson, NC 27867 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jackson, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/05, about 220 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 211 frost-free days later.
Jackson 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Jackson before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Jackson's last frost
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 Jackson compares
Jackson's growing season runs about 211 days, ranking 14,858 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 756 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Jackson can differ from the 27867 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Jackson's frost date answer different questions.