Lincolnton, NC 28093 Frost Dates
Lincolnton, NC: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/12, about 227 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/28, roughly 198 days after the last spring frost.
Lincolnton 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.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 9 weeks until Lincolnton's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 04/12 isn't a guarantee
04/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/31 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/26 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Lincolnton against the rest of the dataset
About 198 days separate Lincolnton's last and first frost, putting it 18,383 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 901 of 1,078.
Learn more
Before leaning on 28093's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Lincolnton can differ from the 28093 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Lincolnton's frost date answer different questions.