Elizabethtown, NC 28337 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Elizabethtown, NC, ZIP 28337
Around 03/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 213 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 226 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 Elizabethtown, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Elizabethtown 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.
Why 03/29 isn't a guarantee
03/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elizabethtown compares
Elizabethtown's growing season runs about 226 days, ranking 11,204 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 371 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Elizabethtown can differ from the 28337 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Elizabethtown's frost date answer different questions.