Taylorsville, NC 28636 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Taylorsville, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/02, about 217 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 217 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Taylorsville in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Taylorsville 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
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Taylorsville compares
At roughly 217 frost-free days, Taylorsville places 13,513 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NC, it ranks 672 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Taylorsville's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Taylorsville's dates instead of trusting one.