Woodland, NC 27897 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Woodland, NC?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/06, roughly 221 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 208 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Woodland 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Woodland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Woodland's last frost
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woodland compares
About 208 days separate Woodland's last and first frost, putting it 15,716 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 798 of 1,078.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Woodland can differ from the 27897 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Woodland's frost date answer different questions.