Rowland, NC 28383 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Rowland, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/24, about 208 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 233 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 Rowland, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Rowland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/24 isn't a guarantee
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Rowland compares
At roughly 233 frost-free days, Rowland places 9,943 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NC, it ranks 168 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Rowland can differ from the 28383 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Rowland's frost date answer different questions.