Badin, NC 28009 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Badin, NC, ZIP 28009
Around 03/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 213 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 220 frost-free days later.
Badin 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 Badin has about 10 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 03/29 isn't a guarantee
03/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Badin compares
About 220 days separate Badin's last and first frost, putting it 12,832 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 591 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Badin's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Badin can differ from the 28009 normal.