Boardman, NC 28438 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Boardman, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/01, about 216 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 219 frost-free days later.
Boardman sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Boardman before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Boardman's last frost
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Boardman compares
At roughly 219 frost-free days, Boardman places 13,118 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NC, it ranks 637 of 1,078.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Boardman can differ from the 28438 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Boardman's frost date answer different questions.