Lawndale, NC 28090 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lawndale, NC?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/12, roughly 227 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 198 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lawndale in Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Lawndale before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/12 isn't a guarantee
04/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lawndale compares
About 198 days separate Lawndale's last and first frost, putting it 18,510 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 909 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Lawndale's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Lawndale's dates instead of trusting one.