Taylorsville, NC 28681 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Taylorsville, NC, ZIP 28681
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/02, roughly 217 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 217 frost-free days later.
Taylorsville sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Taylorsville 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.
Why 04/02 isn't a guarantee
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
About 217 days separate Taylorsville's last and first frost, putting it 13,515 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 674 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Taylorsville can differ from the 28681 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Taylorsville's frost date answer different questions.