Elizabeth City, NC 27921 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Elizabeth City, NC, ZIP 27921
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/27, about 211 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 238 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Elizabeth City, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Elizabeth City has about 12 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 03/27 isn't a guarantee
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 Elizabeth City compares
At roughly 238 frost-free days, Elizabeth City places 8,950 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NC, it ranks 102 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Elizabeth City's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Elizabeth City can differ from the 27921 normal.