Mesic, NC 27960 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mesic, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/01, about 185 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/20, about 293 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 Mesic, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 16 weeks of growing season left in Mesic before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mesic compares
At roughly 293 frost-free days, Mesic places 4,303 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NC, it ranks 1 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Mesic's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Mesic can differ from the 27960 normal.