Concord, NC 28025 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Concord, NC?
Around 04/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 216 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 215 frost-free days later.
Concord 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 Concord before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/01 isn't a guarantee
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Concord compares
About 215 days separate Concord's last and first frost, putting it 14,010 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 686 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Concord's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Concord can differ from the 28025 normal.