Spindale, NC 28160 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Spindale, NC, ZIP 28160
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/11, roughly 226 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 198 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Spindale 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 Spindale has about 9 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
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Spindale compares
Spindale's growing season runs about 198 days, ranking 18,430 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 905 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Spindale can differ from the 28160 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Spindale's frost date answer different questions.