Teachey, NC 28464 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Teachey, NC?
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.
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 Teachey, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Teachey 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
03/28 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 Teachey compares
Teachey's growing season runs about 226 days, ranking 11,273 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 390 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Teachey's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Teachey's dates instead of trusting one.