Charlotte, TX 78011 Frost Dates
Charlotte, TX: when does the frost end?
Around 02/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 182 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/28, roughly 278 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Charlotte in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 13 weeks until Charlotte's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
02/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 01/27 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/17 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Charlotte against the rest of the dataset
Charlotte's growing season runs about 278 days, ranking 4,929 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 762 of 2,558.
Learn more
Before leaning on 78011's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Charlotte's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Charlotte can differ from the 78011 normal.