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Frost dates · North Carolina

North Carolina frost dates,
county by county.

Last spring frost and first fall frost probability data for all 100 counties in North Carolina, computed from the NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals. Every county page surfaces the full probability table at three temperature thresholds plus crop-specific planting guidance.

Variation across North Carolina

66 days separate the earliest and latest counties.

The median last spring frost in Beaufort County is February 19 — 66 days earlier than Avery County at April 26. Statewide averages aren't useful planting tools; pick your county below for the data that actually applies to your fields.

By geography

North Carolina counties on the map.

Each dot is a county. Click for full frost-date detail. Color shows last-spring-frost timing — sage = earliest, amber = latest.

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Rockingham County · Spring Mar 24 · Fall Nov 13 · 234-day seasonFranklin County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 6 · 222-day seasonRandolph County · Spring Mar 24 · Fall Nov 10 · 231-day seasonYadkin County · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 3 · 214-day seasonAlexander County · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 15 · 240-day seasonOnslow County · Spring Mar 18 · Fall Nov 21 · 248-day seasonOrange County · Spring Mar 19 · Fall Nov 15 · 241-day seasonCabarrus County · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 13 · 238-day seasonIredell County · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 3 · 214-day seasonStokes County · Spring Mar 27 · Fall Nov 9 · 227-day seasonGuilford County · Spring Mar 22 · Fall Nov 15 · 238-day seasonPerson County · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Nov 3 · 215-day seasonVance County · Spring Mar 14 · Fall Nov 22 · 253-day seasonLenoir County · Spring Mar 13 · Fall Nov 26 · 258-day seasonCleveland County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 2 · 216-day seasonTransylvania County · Spring Apr 4 · Fall Nov 1 · 211-day seasonCraven County · Spring Mar 12 · Fall Nov 28 · 261-day seasonEdgecombe County · Spring Mar 15 · Fall Nov 23 · 253-day seasonCaldwell County · Spring Mar 25 · Fall Nov 9 · 229-day seasonPitt County · Spring Mar 13 · Fall Nov 22 · 254-day seasonJones County · Spring Mar 24 · Fall Nov 16 · 237-day seasonForsyth County · Spring Mar 13 · Fall Nov 23 · 255-day seasonWayne County · Spring Feb 28 · Fall Dec 4 · 279-day seasonBladen County · Spring Mar 14 · Fall Nov 19 · 250-day seasonPolk County · Spring Mar 14 · Fall Nov 27 · 258-day seasonMitchell County · Spring Apr 6 · Fall Oct 28 · 205-day seasonCurrituck County · Spring Mar 14 · Fall Nov 27 · 258-day seasonLincoln County · Spring Mar 27 · Fall Nov 6 · 224-day seasonHaywood County · Spring Apr 16 · Fall Oct 22 · 189-day seasonDurham County · Spring Mar 19 · Fall Nov 16 · 242-day seasonGreene County · Spring Mar 9 · Fall Nov 24 · 260-day seasonJohnston County · Spring Mar 16 · Fall Nov 17 · 246-day seasonNew Hanover County · Spring Mar 3 · Fall Nov 28 · 270-day seasonChatham County · Spring Mar 17 · Fall Nov 16 · 244-day seasonRichmond County · Spring Mar 18 · Fall Nov 16 · 243-day seasonScotland County · Spring Mar 5 · Fall Nov 27 · 267-day seasonDavidson County · Spring Mar 30 · Fall Nov 5 · 220-day seasonAnson County · Spring Mar 10 · Fall Nov 22 · 257-day seasonRutherford County · Spring Mar 28 · Fall Nov 5 · 222-day seasonYancey County · Spring Apr 6 · Fall Oct 28 · 205-day seasonSwain County · Spring Apr 23 · Fall Oct 23 · 183-day seasonHertford County · Spring Mar 26 · Fall Nov 10 · 229-day seasonCumberland County · Spring Mar 16 · Fall Nov 23 · 252-day seasonWilkes County · Spring Mar 27 · Fall Nov 8 · 226-day seasonSampson County · Spring Mar 14 · Fall Nov 18 · 249-day seasonPamlico County · Spring Mar 17 · Fall Nov 20 · 248-day seasonWashington County · Spring Mar 17 · Fall Nov 21 · 249-day seasonMoore County · Spring Mar 17 · Fall Nov 15 · 243-day seasonRobeson County · Spring Mar 6 · Fall Nov 25 · 264-day seasonSurry County · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Nov 1 · 213-day seasonCarteret County · Spring Feb 23 · Fall Dec 17 · 297-day seasonAlleghany County · Spring Apr 6 · Fall Oct 31 · 208-day seasonHarnett County · Spring Mar 14 · Fall Nov 17 · 248-day seasonHoke County · Spring Mar 22 · Fall Nov 13 · 236-day seasonPerquimans County · Spring Mar 14 · Fall Nov 27 · 258-day seasonGranville County · Spring Mar 17 · Fall Nov 20 · 248-day seasonHyde County · Spring Mar 5 · Fall Dec 8 · 278-day seasonWatauga County · Spring Apr 19 · Fall Oct 24 · 188-day seasonMacon County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 1 · 210-day seasonClay County · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Oct 30 · 204-day seasonChowan County · Spring Mar 9 · Fall Dec 1 · 267-day seasonGates County · Spring Mar 25 · Fall Nov 12 · 232-day seasonPasquotank County · Spring Mar 12 · Fall Dec 2 · 265-day seasonGraham County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 3 · 217-day seasonCherokee County · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Oct 30 · 204-day seasonBrunswick County · Spring Mar 7 · Fall Dec 1 · 269-day seasonHalifax County · Spring Mar 13 · Fall Nov 26 · 258-day seasonJackson County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 1 · 210-day seasonWarren County · Spring Mar 23 · Fall Nov 17 · 239-day seasonNorthampton County · Spring Mar 26 · Fall Nov 13 · 232-day seasonAshe County · Spring Apr 25 · Fall Oct 18 · 176-day seasonBuncombe County · Spring Mar 26 · Fall Nov 10 · 229-day seasonBurke County · Spring Mar 28 · Fall Nov 6 · 223-day seasonMcDowell County · Spring Mar 24 · Fall Nov 11 · 232-day seasonColumbus County · Spring Mar 14 · Fall Nov 17 · 248-day seasonCaswell County · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 15 · 240-day seasonHenderson County · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Nov 3 · 215-day seasonGaston County · Spring Mar 15 · Fall Nov 22 · 252-day seasonTyrrell County · Spring Mar 13 · Fall Nov 30 · 262-day seasonDavie County · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 2 · 213-day seasonAvery County · Spring Apr 26 · Fall Oct 22 · 179-day seasonPender County · Spring Mar 14 · Fall Nov 21 · 252-day seasonCatawba County · Spring Mar 13 · Fall Nov 20 · 252-day seasonMecklenburg County · Spring Mar 17 · Fall Nov 14 · 242-day seasonNash County · Spring Mar 21 · Fall Nov 16 · 240-day seasonMadison County · Spring Apr 14 · Fall Oct 26 · 195-day seasonStanly County · Spring Mar 16 · Fall Nov 16 · 245-day seasonDare County · Spring Mar 13 · Fall Nov 30 · 262-day seasonWilson County · Spring Mar 7 · Fall Nov 26 · 264-day seasonDuplin County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 7 · 223-day seasonMartin County · Spring Mar 5 · Fall Nov 26 · 266-day seasonWake County · Spring Mar 14 · Fall Nov 23 · 254-day seasonLee County · Spring Mar 28 · Fall Nov 7 · 224-day seasonBertie County · Spring Mar 16 · Fall Nov 21 · 250-day seasonRowan County · Spring Mar 25 · Fall Nov 8 · 228-day seasonAlamance County · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 13 · 238-day seasonMontgomery County · Spring Mar 11 · Fall Nov 29 · 263-day seasonUnion County · Spring Mar 23 · Fall Nov 10 · 232-day seasonCamden County · Spring Mar 12 · Fall Dec 2 · 265-day seasonBeaufort County · Spring Feb 19 · Fall Dec 25 · 309-day season
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100 counties · click any county for full frost data
Alphabetical

All North Carolina counties — A to Z.

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