Richlands, NC 28522 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Richlands, NC, ZIP 28522
Around 04/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 220 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 214 frost-free days later.
Richlands 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 Richlands 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Richlands compares
Richlands's growing season runs about 214 days, ranking 14,265 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 719 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Richlands's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Richlands can differ from the 28522 normal.