New Bern, NC 28564 Frost Dates
Frost dates for New Bern, NC, ZIP 28564
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/23, about 207 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 237 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts New Bern in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around New Bern has about 11 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.
Why 03/23 isn't a guarantee
03/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Bern compares
About 237 days separate New Bern's last and first frost, putting it 9,070 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 118 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around New Bern's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in New Bern can differ from the 28564 normal.