Gibson, NC 28351 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Gibson, NC, ZIP 28351
Around 03/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 210 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 228 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 Gibson, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Gibson 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/26 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. 04/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gibson compares
Gibson's growing season runs about 228 days, ranking 10,903 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 325 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Gibson's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Gibson can differ from the 28351 normal.