Ellerbe, NC 28338 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ellerbe, NC, ZIP 28338
Around 03/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 209 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 235 frost-free days later.
Ellerbe 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
Zone 8a around Ellerbe has about 11 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 03/25 isn't a guarantee
03/25 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. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ellerbe compares
Ellerbe's growing season runs about 235 days, ranking 9,630 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 153 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Ellerbe's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Ellerbe can differ from the 28338 normal.