Carolina Beach, NC 28406 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Carolina Beach, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/20, about 204 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 241 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 Carolina Beach, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Carolina Beach before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/20 isn't a guarantee
03/20 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. 04/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Carolina Beach compares
About 241 days separate Carolina Beach's last and first frost, putting it 8,539 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 67 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Carolina Beach's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Carolina Beach can differ from the 28406 normal.