Creswell, NC 27928 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Creswell, NC, ZIP 27928
Around 03/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 208 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 238 frost-free days later.
Creswell 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 Creswell 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 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 Creswell compares
Creswell's growing season runs about 238 days, ranking 9,047 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 114 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Creswell's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Creswell can differ from the 27928 normal.