Winton, NC 27986 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Winton, NC?
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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Winton 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 Winton compares
At roughly 208 frost-free days, Winton places 15,712 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NC, it ranks 797 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Winton's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Winton's dates instead of trusting one.