Newland, NC 28653 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Newland, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/05, about 250 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 160 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Newland in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Newland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/05 isn't a guarantee
05/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Newland compares
About 160 days separate Newland's last and first frost, putting it 32,459 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 1,055 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Newland's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Newland can differ from the 28653 normal.