Chimney Rock Village, NC 28735 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Chimney Rock Village, NC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/19, about 234 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 184 frost-free days later.
Chimney Rock Village 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 Chimney Rock Village before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/19 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 Chimney Rock Village compares
About 184 days separate Chimney Rock Village's last and first frost, putting it 23,679 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 1,005 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Chimney Rock Village's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Chimney Rock Village can differ from the 28735 normal.