Parmele, NC 27884 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Parmele, NC?
Around 03/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 204 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 239 frost-free days later.
Parmele 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 Parmele 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
03/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Parmele compares
About 239 days separate Parmele's last and first frost, putting it 8,901 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 96 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Parmele's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Parmele can differ from the 27884 normal.