McFarlan, NC 28102 Frost Dates
Frost dates for McFarlan, NC, ZIP 28102
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/24, about 208 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 231 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts McFarlan 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
Zone 8a around McFarlan has about 10 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How McFarlan compares
About 231 days separate McFarlan's last and first frost, putting it 10,279 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 211 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around McFarlan's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in McFarlan can differ from the 28102 normal.