Winfall, NC 27919 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Winfall, NC?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/27, roughly 211 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 238 frost-free days later.
Winfall 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 12 weeks of growing season left in Winfall before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Winfall's last frost
03/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Winfall compares
Winfall's growing season runs about 238 days, ranking 9,016 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 111 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Winfall's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Winfall's dates instead of trusting one.