Saluda, NC 28773 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Saluda, NC?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/27, roughly 211 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 231 frost-free days later.
Saluda sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Saluda before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/27 isn't a guarantee
03/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Saluda compares
At roughly 231 frost-free days, Saluda places 10,241 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NC, it ranks 204 of 1,078.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Saluda's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Saluda can differ from the 28773 normal.