Sparta, NC 28668 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Sparta, NC, ZIP 28668
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 194 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sparta 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
Zone 7a around Sparta has about 8 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 04/15 isn't a guarantee
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sparta compares
At roughly 194 frost-free days, Sparta places 19,504 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NC, it ranks 936 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Sparta's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Sparta can differ from the 28668 normal.