Faith, NC 28041 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Faith, NC, ZIP 28041
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/06, about 221 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 208 frost-free days later.
Faith sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 7b around Faith has about 9 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 04/06 isn't a guarantee
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Faith compares
Faith's growing season runs about 208 days, ranking 15,696 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 793 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Faith's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Faith's dates instead of trusting one.