Autryville, NC 28318 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Autryville, NC?
Around 03/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 214 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 227 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Autryville in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Autryville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Autryville's last frost
03/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Autryville compares
About 227 days separate Autryville's last and first frost, putting it 11,072 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 352 of 1,078.
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