Brevard, NC 28708 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Brevard, NC?
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 185 frost-free days later.
Brevard sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Brevard before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/21 isn't a guarantee
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Brevard compares
About 185 days separate Brevard's last and first frost, putting it 23,119 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 994 of 1,078.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Brevard's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Brevard's dates instead of trusting one.