Landis, NC 28088 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Landis, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/01, about 216 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 215 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 Landis, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Landis 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
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 Landis compares
About 215 days separate Landis's last and first frost, putting it 14,087 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 704 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Landis's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Landis can differ from the 28088 normal.