Frost dates in North Carolina
Across 187 NOAA stations in North Carolina, the average last spring frost ranges from March 1 at Frisco 2Nne to May 16 at Mt Mitchell.
| Albemarle | March 29 | November 4 | 220 |
| Andrews | April 17 | October 23 | 189 |
| Apex | March 27 | November 8 | 227 |
| Arcola | April 3 | November 5 | 217 |
| Asheboro 2 W | April 5 | October 31 | 207 |
| Asheville | April 6 | October 31 | 205 |
| Asheville 13 S | April 17 | October 23 | 187 |
| Asheville 8 Ssw | April 24 | October 18 | 175 |
| Asheville Rgnl Airport | April 9 | October 28 | 201 |
| Atlantic Beach Wtp | March 3 | December 13 | 286 |
| Aurora 6 N | March 8 | December 5 | 272 |
| Banner Elk | April 30 | October 14 | 167 |
| Bayboro 3 Sw | March 30 | November 8 | 224 |
| Beaufort Michael J Smith Fld | March 10 | December 1 | 265 |
| Beech Mtn | May 6 | October 14 | 159 |
| Belhaven 3 Ne | March 25 | November 11 | 233 |
| Bent Creek | April 26 | October 18 | 175 |
| Black Mtn 2 W | April 19 | October 23 | 184 |
| Blowing Rock 1Nw | April 25 | October 21 | 178 |
| Boone 1 Se | May 2 | October 13 | 163 |
| Brevard | April 21 | October 23 | 185 |
| Bryson City 4 | April 16 | October 24 | 189 |
| Burlington Alamance Airport | April 1 | November 2 | 215 |
| Burlington Fire Stn #5 | March 29 | November 9 | 226 |
| Burnsville Ag | April 24 | October 19 | 180 |
| Candler 1 W | April 19 | October 22 | 185 |
| Cane Creek Rsvr | April 6 | November 1 | 210 |
| Cape Hatteras Airport | March 4 | December 22 | 290 |
| Carthage Wtp | April 1 | November 5 | 219 |
| Cary | March 31 | November 10 | 226 |
| Cataloochee | April 30 | October 12 | 164 |
| Catawba 5 Sw | March 24 | November 8 | 230 |
| Cedar Is | March 11 | November 30 | 261 |
| Celo 2 S | April 26 | October 15 | 171 |
| Chapel Hill 2 W | March 31 | November 3 | 218 |
| Chapel Hill Williams Airport | March 29 | November 5 | 222 |
| Charlotte Douglas Airport | March 30 | November 3 | 221 |
| Chatham Wtp | April 1 | November 7 | 221 |
| Cherokee | April 17 | October 21 | 186 |
| Cherry Point Mcas | March 19 | November 22 | 249 |
| Clayton 3E | March 28 | November 8 | 225 |
| Clayton Wtp | April 7 | November 3 | 211 |
| Clinton 2 Ne | March 26 | November 7 | 226 |
| Columbia Ag Gum Neck | March 29 | November 13 | 231 |
| Concord | April 1 | November 2 | 215 |
| Coweeta Exp Stn | April 23 | October 17 | 175 |
| Cullowhee | April 19 | October 22 | 184 |
| Danbury | April 11 | October 30 | 202 |
| Dunn 4 Nw | March 28 | November 7 | 226 |
| Durham | April 2 | November 4 | 217 |
| Durham 11 W | March 31 | November 4 | 217 |
| Eden | April 11 | October 29 | 201 |
| Edenton | March 24 | November 14 | 238 |
| Elizabeth City | March 27 | November 17 | 238 |
| Elizabeth City Cgas | March 28 | November 12 | 230 |
| Elizabethtown | March 29 | November 8 | 226 |
| Elkin | April 15 | October 26 | 194 |
| Enka | April 12 | October 23 | 195 |
| Fairfield | April 7 | November 4 | 211 |
| Falls Lake | April 4 | November 4 | 213 |
| Fayetteville (Pwc) | March 30 | November 10 | 227 |
| Fayetteville Rgnl Airport | March 22 | November 13 | 236 |
| Flat Springs 1E | April 18 | October 24 | 188 |
| Fletcher 3 W | April 18 | October 21 | 186 |
| Forest City 8 W | April 11 | October 27 | 198 |
| Franklin | April 17 | October 23 | 187 |
| Frisco 2Nne | March 1 | December 20 | 292 |
| Garner | April 1 | November 1 | 213 |
| Gastonia | March 27 | November 9 | 228 |
| Gastonia Muni Airport | March 24 | November 9 | 230 |
| Goldsboro 4 Se | March 15 | November 18 | 250 |
| Goldsboro Ag 1 N | March 28 | November 12 | 231 |
| Grandfather Mtn | May 5 | October 13 | 160 |
| Greensboro Wtp | April 1 | November 4 | 217 |
| Greenville | March 27 | November 8 | 227 |
| Hamlet | March 30 | November 4 | 220 |
| Haw Rvr 1E | April 4 | November 3 | 215 |
| Hayesville 1 Ne | April 21 | October 21 | 182 |
| Henderson 2 Nnw | April 16 | October 26 | 193 |
| Henderson 4 Nne | March 28 | November 9 | 227 |
| Hendersonville 1 Ne | April 14 | October 25 | 192 |
| Hickory Faa Airport | March 31 | November 4 | 219 |
| High Pt | March 30 | November 5 | 220 |
| Highlands | April 30 | October 15 | 167 |
| Hofmann Forest | April 6 | November 1 | 204 |
| Hot Springs | April 11 | October 29 | 201 |
| Jackson | April 5 | November 1 | 211 |
| Jackson Springs 5 Wnw | March 25 | November 14 | 235 |
| Jacksonville Eoc | March 31 | November 8 | 224 |
| Jefferson 2 E | May 7 | October 8 | 154 |
| Kinston 7 Se | April 1 | November 4 | 217 |
| Kinston Ag Rsch | March 25 | November 11 | 232 |
| Lake Lure 2 | April 5 | October 30 | 207 |
| Lake Toxaway 2 Sw | April 15 | October 26 | 193 |
| Laurinburg | March 21 | November 14 | 239 |
| Laurinburg Maxton Airport | March 25 | November 8 | 228 |
| Lenoir | April 7 | October 31 | 207 |
| Lewiston | March 29 | November 7 | 223 |
| Lexington | April 11 | October 28 | 199 |
| Lillington | March 30 | November 6 | 223 |
| Lincolnton 4 W | April 9 | October 28 | 201 |
| Longwood | March 26 | November 11 | 231 |
| Louisburg | April 11 | October 29 | 201 |
| Lumber Rvr Sp | April 1 | November 5 | 219 |
| Lumberton | March 24 | November 11 | 234 |
| Lumberton Muni Airport | March 24 | November 10 | 233 |
| Manteo Airport | March 15 | December 6 | 266 |
| Marion | April 5 | November 1 | 209 |
| Marshall | April 28 | October 18 | 173 |
| Mocksville 5Se | April 15 | October 25 | 192 |
| Monroe 2 Se | April 3 | November 1 | 213 |
| Monroe Airport | March 31 | November 5 | 220 |
| Moores Creek Nb | March 27 | November 8 | 227 |
| Morehead City 2 Wnw | March 18 | November 21 | 249 |
| Morganton | April 7 | October 28 | 202 |
| Mt Airy 2 W | April 19 | October 23 | 186 |
| Mt Mitchell | May 16 | October 4 | 140 |
| Mt Olive 6Se | March 28 | November 7 | 226 |
| Murfreesboro | April 6 | November 1 | 208 |
| Murphy 4Ese | April 22 | October 20 | 180 |
| N Fk 2 | April 5 | October 31 | 206 |
| N Wilkesboro | April 10 | October 29 | 201 |
| New Bern Craven Co Airport | March 23 | November 15 | 237 |
| New Hill | April 6 | November 3 | 209 |
| New River Mcaf | March 23 | November 16 | 240 |
| Newport/Morehead City Wfo | March 26 | November 16 | 236 |
| Ocracoke | March 1 | December 20 | 293 |
| Old Ft Ag 3 W | April 21 | October 23 | 183 |
| Oxford Ag | March 30 | November 6 | 222 |
| Perrytown | March 20 | November 20 | 246 |
| Pfafftown | April 9 | October 31 | 204 |
| Piedmont Triad Intl Airport | March 30 | November 5 | 220 |
| Pisgah Forest 3 Ne | April 19 | October 23 | 186 |
| Plymouth 5 E | March 31 | November 7 | 221 |
| Raeford | April 3 | November 3 | 214 |
| Raleigh 4 Sw | March 28 | November 9 | 227 |
| Raleigh Durham Intl Airport | March 31 | November 4 | 219 |
| Raleigh State Univ | March 28 | November 8 | 229 |
| Randleman | March 29 | November 6 | 224 |
| Reelsboro | March 21 | November 17 | 242 |
| Reidsville 2 Nw | April 5 | November 2 | 213 |
| Richlands | April 5 | November 4 | 214 |
| Roanoke Rapids | March 31 | November 9 | 222 |
| Roanoke Rapids Airport | March 27 | November 12 | 230 |
| Robbinsville Ag 5 Ne | April 13 | October 26 | 194 |
| Rocky Mt 8 Ese | March 31 | November 7 | 223 |
| Rocky Mt Wilson Airport | April 1 | November 5 | 219 |
| Roxboro 7 Ese | April 15 | October 26 | 194 |
| Rural Hall | April 6 | October 31 | 209 |
| Salisbury | April 6 | October 30 | 208 |
| Salisbury 9 Wnw | April 9 | October 28 | 203 |
| Sanford 8 Ne | April 10 | October 30 | 203 |
| Shallotte Ag | March 20 | November 17 | 243 |
| Shelby 2 Nw | April 12 | October 25 | 195 |
| Siler City 2 N | March 31 | November 4 | 220 |
| Smithfield | March 29 | November 5 | 220 |
| Snow Hill Waste Water Treament | March 26 | November 12 | 232 |
| Southport 5 N | March 24 | November 17 | 239 |
| Sparta 3.5 Ssw | April 22 | October 22 | 180 |
| Spruce Pine 2 Ne | April 26 | October 20 | 177 |
| Statesville 2 Nne | April 16 | October 25 | 191 |
| Surf City | March 26 | November 13 | 233 |
| Swannanoa 2 Sse | April 22 | October 24 | 184 |
| Swanquarter Ferry | March 18 | November 25 | 253 |
| Tapoco | April 17 | October 27 | 193 |
| Tarboro 1 S | March 30 | November 9 | 226 |
| Taylorsville | April 2 | November 4 | 217 |
| Transou | May 4 | October 10 | 158 |
| Tryon | March 27 | November 12 | 231 |
| Vale Ag 2 Sw | April 12 | October 28 | 198 |
| W Kerr Scott Resv | April 7 | November 1 | 208 |
| Wadesboro | March 24 | November 9 | 231 |
| Wallace 1Se | April 1 | November 7 | 220 |
| Warsaw 5 E | April 7 | October 30 | 204 |
| Washington Wwtp 4W | March 22 | November 15 | 237 |
| Waterville 2 | April 6 | November 1 | 210 |
| Waynesville 1 E | April 30 | October 14 | 167 |
| Whiteville 7 Nw | March 29 | November 6 | 224 |
| Willard 4 Sw | April 2 | November 5 | 217 |
| Williamston 1 E | March 20 | November 12 | 239 |
| Wilmington 7 N | March 29 | November 8 | 226 |
| Wilmington 7 Se | March 20 | November 15 | 241 |
| Wilmington Intl Airport | March 19 | November 20 | 247 |
| Wilson 3 Sw | March 22 | November 12 | 236 |
| Winston Salem Rynlds Airport | March 26 | November 9 | 228 |
| Yadkinville 6 E | April 16 | October 25 | 191 |
| Yanceyville 4 Se | March 31 | November 4 | 218 |
Sources
- U.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020 (freeze probability dates by station), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, checked 1 November 2026
- Annual/Seasonal Normals 1991 to 2020 documentation, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, checked 1 November 2026
- 2024 Gazetteer Files, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, US Census Bureau, checked 1 November 2026