Vandemere, NC 28587 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Vandemere, NC, ZIP 28587
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/30, about 214 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 224 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Vandemere 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 Vandemere 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.
The actual range around Vandemere's last frost
03/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Vandemere compares
About 224 days separate Vandemere's last and first frost, putting it 11,964 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 438 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Vandemere can differ from the 28587 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Vandemere's frost date answer different questions.