Wilson, NC 27893 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wilson, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/22, about 206 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 236 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wilson 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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Wilson 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
03/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/03 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 Wilson compares
About 236 days separate Wilson's last and first frost, putting it 9,304 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 123 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Wilson's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Wilson can differ from the 27893 normal.