Wagram, NC 28396 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wagram, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/25, about 209 days from today. 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 Wagram, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Wagram before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 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 Wagram compares
At roughly 228 frost-free days, Wagram places 10,893 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NC, it ranks 323 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Wagram can differ from the 28396 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Wagram's frost date answer different questions.