Walstonburg, NC 27888 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Walstonburg, NC, ZIP 27888
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/26, about 210 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 232 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Walstonburg 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
Zone 8a around Walstonburg has about 11 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 03/26 isn't a guarantee
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 Walstonburg compares
Walstonburg's growing season runs about 232 days, ranking 10,074 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 191 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Walstonburg's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Walstonburg's dates instead of trusting one.