Warsaw, NC 28398 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Warsaw, NC, ZIP 28398
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/28, about 212 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 226 frost-free days later.
Warsaw 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 Warsaw 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.
The actual range around Warsaw's last frost
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 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 Warsaw compares
About 226 days separate Warsaw's last and first frost, putting it 11,208 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 372 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Warsaw can differ from the 28398 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Warsaw's frost date answer different questions.