Dillsboro, NC 28719 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Dillsboro, NC, ZIP 28719
Around 04/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 231 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 189 frost-free days later.
Dillsboro 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
Zone 7a around Dillsboro 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dillsboro compares
Dillsboro's growing season runs about 189 days, ranking 21,742 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NC, it ranks 980 of 1,078.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Dillsboro can differ from the 28719 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Dillsboro's frost date answer different questions.