Gatesville, NC 27938 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Gatesville, NC?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/06, roughly 221 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 208 frost-free days later.
Gatesville 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Gatesville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/06 isn't a guarantee
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 Gatesville compares
About 208 days separate Gatesville's last and first frost, putting it 15,754 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 800 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Gatesville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Gatesville can differ from the 27938 normal.