Lansing, NC 28663 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lansing, NC?
Around 05/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 249 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 158 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lansing in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Lansing before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/04 isn't a guarantee
05/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lansing compares
Lansing's growing season runs about 158 days, ranking 33,166 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 1,071 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Lansing's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Lansing's dates instead of trusting one.