Ronda, NC 28685 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ronda, NC?
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 Ronda in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Ronda before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Ronda's last frost
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 Ronda compares
Ronda's growing season runs about 194 days, ranking 19,582 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 948 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Ronda's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Ronda's dates instead of trusting one.