Elizabeth City, NC 27929 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Elizabeth City, NC, ZIP 27929
Around 03/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 211 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 238 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elizabeth City in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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
Zone 8b 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 8,951 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NC, it ranks 103 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Elizabeth City can differ from the 27929 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Elizabeth City's frost date answer different questions.