Winton, NC 27935 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Winton, NC, ZIP 27935
Around 04/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 221 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 208 frost-free days later.
Winton 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 Winton has about 9 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.
The actual range around Winton'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 Winton compares
Winton's growing season runs about 208 days, ranking 15,711 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 796 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Winton can differ from the 27935 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Winton's frost date answer different questions.