Wilson, NC 27895 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wilson, NC, ZIP 27895
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/22, roughly 206 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 236 frost-free days later.
Wilson 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 Wilson 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 03/22 isn't a guarantee
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
Wilson's growing season runs about 236 days, ranking 9,306 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 125 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Wilson can differ from the 27895 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Wilson's frost date answer different questions.