Burnsville, NC 28755 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Burnsville, NC, ZIP 28755
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 180 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Burnsville in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
Zone 7a around Burnsville has about 7 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 04/24 isn't a guarantee
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Burnsville compares
About 180 days separate Burnsville's last and first frost, putting it 24,908 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NC, it ranks 1,016 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Burnsville's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Burnsville can differ from the 28755 normal.