Dunn, NC 28334 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dunn, NC?
Around 03/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 212 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 226 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Dunn, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Dunn before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Dunn's last frost
03/28 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. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dunn compares
About 226 days separate Dunn's last and first frost, putting it 11,172 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 361 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Dunn's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Dunn's dates instead of trusting one.