Frost dates

Frost dates in North Carolina


Typical last spring frost and first fall frost for 187 weather stations across North Carolina, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals.

Last spring frost

Mar 22 – Apr 22

Typical across North Carolina (middle: Apr 1)

First fall frost

Oct 21 – Nov 16

Typical across North Carolina (middle: Nov 4)

Your own yard can differ by weeks from the nearest town. Get frost dates for your exact spot →

By town

StationLast spring frostFirst fall frostFrost-free days
AlbemarleMar 29Nov 4220
AndrewsApr 17Oct 23189
ApexMar 27Nov 8226
ArcolaApr 3Nov 5216
Asheboro 2 WApr 5Oct 31209
AshevilleApr 6Oct 31208
Asheville 13 SApr 17Oct 23189
Asheville 8 SSWApr 24Oct 18177
Asheville Regional AirportApr 9Oct 28202
Atlantic Beach WtpMar 3Dec 13285
Aurora 6 NMar 8Dec 5272
Banner ElkApr 30Oct 14167
Bayboro 3 SWMar 30Nov 8223
Beaufort Michael J Smith FieldMar 10Dec 1266
Beech MountainMay 6Oct 14161
Belhaven 3 NEMar 25Nov 11231
Bent CreekApr 26Oct 18175
Black Mountain 2 WApr 19Oct 23187
Blowing Rock 1 NWApr 25Oct 21179
Boone 1 SEMay 2Oct 13164
BrevardApr 21Oct 23185
Bryson City 4Apr 16Oct 24191
Burlington Alamance AirportApr 1Nov 2215
Burlington Fire Station #5Mar 29Nov 9225
Burnsville AgApr 24Oct 19178
Candler 1 WApr 19Oct 22186
Cane Creek ReservoirApr 6Nov 1209
Cape Hatteras AirportMar 4Dec 22293
Carthage WtpApr 1Nov 5218
CaryMar 31Nov 10224
CataloocheeApr 30Oct 12165
Catawba 5 SWMar 24Nov 8229
Cedar IsMar 11Nov 30264
Celo 2 SApr 26Oct 15172
Chapel Hill 2 WMar 31Nov 3217
Chapel Hill Williams AirportMar 29Nov 5221
Charlotte Douglas AirportMar 30Nov 3218
Chatham WtpApr 1Nov 7220
CherokeeApr 17Oct 21187
Cherry Point McasMar 19Nov 22248
Clayton 3 EMar 28Nov 8225
Clayton WtpApr 7Nov 3210
Clinton 2 NEMar 26Nov 7226
Columbia Ag Gum NeckMar 29Nov 13229
ConcordApr 1Nov 2215
Coweeta Experiment StationApr 23Oct 17177
CullowheeApr 19Oct 22186
DanburyApr 11Oct 30202
Dunn 4 NWMar 28Nov 7224
DurhamApr 2Nov 4216
Durham 11 WMar 31Nov 4218
EdenApr 11Oct 29201
EdentonMar 24Nov 14235
Elizabeth CityMar 27Nov 17235
Elizabeth City CgasMar 28Nov 12229
ElizabethtownMar 29Nov 8224
ElkinApr 15Oct 26194
EnkaApr 12Oct 23194
FairfieldApr 7Nov 4211
Falls LakeApr 4Nov 4214
Fayetteville (Pwc)Mar 30Nov 10225
Fayetteville Regional AirportMar 22Nov 13236
Flat Springs 1 EApr 18Oct 24189
Fletcher 3 WApr 18Oct 21186
Forest City 8 WApr 11Oct 27199
FranklinApr 17Oct 23189
Frisco 2 NNEMar 1Dec 20294
GarnerApr 1Nov 1214
GastoniaMar 27Nov 9227
Gastonia Municipal AirportMar 24Nov 9230
Goldsboro 4 SEMar 15Nov 18248
Goldsboro Ag 1 NMar 28Nov 12229
Grandfather MountainMay 5Oct 13161
Greensboro WtpApr 1Nov 4217
GreenvilleMar 27Nov 8226
HamletMar 30Nov 4219
Haw Rvr 1 EApr 4Nov 3213
Hayesville 1 NEApr 21Oct 21183
Henderson 2 NNWApr 16Oct 26193
Henderson 4 NNEMar 28Nov 9226
Hendersonville 1 NEApr 14Oct 25194
Hickory Faa AirportMar 31Nov 4218
High PtMar 30Nov 5220
HighlandsApr 30Oct 15168
Hofmann ForestApr 6Nov 1209
Hot SpringsApr 11Oct 29201
JacksonApr 5Nov 1210
Jackson Springs 5 WNWMar 25Nov 14234
Jacksonville EocMar 31Nov 8222
Jefferson 2 EMay 7Oct 8154
Kinston 7 SEApr 1Nov 4217
Kinston Ag RschMar 25Nov 11231
Lake Lure 2Apr 5Oct 30208
Lake Toxaway 2 SWApr 15Oct 26194
LaurinburgMar 21Nov 14238
Laurinburg Maxton AirportMar 25Nov 8228
LenoirApr 7Oct 31207
LewistonMar 29Nov 7223
LexingtonApr 11Oct 28200
LillingtonMar 30Nov 6221
Lincolnton 4 WApr 9Oct 28202
LongwoodMar 26Nov 11230
LouisburgApr 11Oct 29201
Lumber Rvr SpApr 1Nov 5218
LumbertonMar 24Nov 11232
Lumberton Municipal AirportMar 24Nov 10231
Manteo AirportMar 15Dec 6266
MarionApr 5Nov 1210
MarshallApr 28Oct 18173
Mocksville 5 SEApr 15Oct 25193
Monroe 2 SEApr 3Nov 1212
Monroe AirportMar 31Nov 5219
Moores Creek NbMar 27Nov 8226
Morehead City 2 WNWMar 18Nov 21248
MorgantonApr 7Oct 28204
Mount Airy 2 WApr 19Oct 23187
Mount MitchellMay 16Oct 4141
Mount Olive 6 SEMar 28Nov 7224
MurfreesboroApr 6Nov 1209
Murphy 4 ESEApr 22Oct 20181
N Fk 2Apr 5Oct 31209
N WilkesboroApr 10Oct 29202
New Bern Craven County AirportMar 23Nov 15237
New HillApr 6Nov 3211
New River McafMar 23Nov 16238
Newport/Morehead CityMar 26Nov 16235
OcracokeMar 1Dec 20294
Old Fort Ag 3 WApr 21Oct 23185
Oxford AgMar 30Nov 6221
PerrytownMar 20Nov 20245
PfafftownApr 9Oct 31205
Piedmont Triad International AirportMar 30Nov 5220
Pisgah Forest 3 NEApr 19Oct 23187
Plymouth 5 EMar 31Nov 7221
RaefordApr 3Nov 3214
Raleigh 4 SWMar 28Nov 9226
Raleigh Durham International AirportMar 31Nov 4218
Raleigh State UnivMar 28Nov 8225
RandlemanMar 29Nov 6222
ReelsboroMar 21Nov 17241
Reidsville 2 NWApr 5Nov 2211
RichlandsApr 5Nov 4213
Roanoke RapidsMar 31Nov 9223
Roanoke Rapids AirportMar 27Nov 12230
Robbinsville Ag 5 NEApr 13Oct 26196
Rocky Mount 8 ESEMar 31Nov 7221
Rocky Mount Wilson AirportApr 1Nov 5218
Roxboro 7 ESEApr 15Oct 26194
Rural HallApr 6Oct 31208
SalisburyApr 6Oct 30207
Salisbury 9 WNWApr 9Oct 28202
Sanford 8 NEApr 10Oct 30203
Shallotte AgMar 20Nov 17242
Shelby 2 NWApr 12Oct 25196
Siler City 2 NMar 31Nov 4218
SmithfieldMar 29Nov 5221
Snow Hill Waste Water TreamentMar 26Nov 12231
Southport 5 NMar 24Nov 17238
Sparta 3.5 SSWApr 22Oct 22183
Spruce Pine 2 NEApr 26Oct 20177
Statesville 2 NNEApr 16Oct 25192
Surf CityMar 26Nov 13232
Swannanoa 2 SSEApr 22Oct 24185
Swanquarter FerryMar 18Nov 25252
TapocoApr 17Oct 27193
Tarboro 1 SMar 30Nov 9224
TaylorsvilleApr 2Nov 4216
TransouMay 4Oct 10159
TryonMar 27Nov 12230
Vale Ag 2 SWApr 12Oct 28199
W Kerr Scott ResvApr 7Nov 1208
WadesboroMar 24Nov 9230
Wallace 1 SEApr 1Nov 7220
Warsaw 5 EApr 7Oct 30206
Washington Water Plant 4 WMar 22Nov 15238
Waterville 2Apr 6Nov 1209
Waynesville 1 EApr 30Oct 14167
Whiteville 7 NWMar 29Nov 6222
Willard 4 SWApr 2Nov 5217
Williamston 1 EMar 20Nov 12237
Wilmington 7 NMar 29Nov 8224
Wilmington 7 SEMar 20Nov 15240
Wilmington International AirportMar 19Nov 20246
Wilson 3 SWMar 22Nov 12235
Winston Salem Rynlds AirportMar 26Nov 9228
Yadkinville 6 EApr 16Oct 25192
Yanceyville 4 SEMar 31Nov 4218

Each date is the median: in half of years the frost comes earlier, in half later. Frost here means a low of 32°F or colder at the station. Low spots and valleys often frost a week or two earlier than these dates; hillsides and city centers later.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. The Field almanac also shows how often frost comes early or late, and a reanalysis reading for your exact location.

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