FrostDateCheck

Peachland, NC 28133 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Peachland, NC?

Zone 8a

Around 03/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 208 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 231 frost-free days later.

Peachland 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.

What to do before the first frost

About 10 weeks of growing season left in Peachland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Peachland's last frost

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 Peachland compares

About 231 days separate Peachland's last and first frost, putting it 10,263 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 209 of 1,078.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Peachland's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Peachland can differ from the 28133 normal.