Carolina Shores, NC 28467 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Carolina Shores, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/13, about 197 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 255 frost-free days later.
Carolina Shores 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 12 weeks of growing season left in Carolina Shores before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/13 isn't a guarantee
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Carolina Shores compares
Carolina Shores's growing season runs about 255 days, ranking 6,919 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 39 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Carolina Shores's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Carolina Shores can differ from the 28467 normal.