Last frost dates in North Carolina

Typical last frost
March 30

That is the date for the typical North Carolina resident, weighted by city population. Across the state the average last frost runs from March 15 to April 16, so look up your own town below.

Earliest city
Mar 15
Latest city
Apr 16
Typical first frost
Nov 4
Cities
52
This week in North Carolina

No frost in the forecast for the next 7 nights

National Weather Service forecast, updated Oct 22, 11:10 UTC

Apr 1Mar 15Apr 15NSCharlotte: Mar 30CharlotteRaleigh: Mar 28RaleighGreensboro: Apr 1GreensboroDurham: Apr 2Winston-Salem: Mar 26Fayetteville: Mar 30FayettevilleCary: Mar 27Wilmington: Mar 19High Point: Mar 30Concord: Apr 1Greenville: Mar 27Asheville: Apr 6Gastonia: Mar 27Apex: Mar 27Jacksonville: Mar 23Huntersville: Mar 30Chapel Hill: Mar 29Kannapolis: Apr 1Burlington: Mar 29Wake Forest: Apr 4Mooresville: Apr 9Rocky Mount: Mar 31Holly Springs: Apr 6Wilson: Mar 22Fuquay-Varina: Apr 1Hickory: Mar 31Indian Trail: Mar 31Monroe: Apr 3Garner: Apr 1Salisbury: Apr 6Leland: Mar 19Cornelius: Apr 1Goldsboro: Mar 15New Bern: Mar 23Sanford: Apr 10Matthews: Mar 31Clayton: Apr 7Morrisville: Mar 31Statesville: Apr 16Mint Hill: Mar 31Kernersville: Mar 30Asheboro: Apr 5Thomasville: Mar 30Shelby: Apr 12Knightdale: Apr 7Waxhaw: Mar 31Clemmons: Apr 9Mebane: Apr 4Carrboro: Mar 31Harrisburg: Apr 1Lexington: Apr 11Graham: Apr 4
Each dot is a city: further right means a later last frost, higher up means further north. Bigger dots are bigger cities.

Frost dates by city

CityLast frostSafe afterFirst frostSeason
CharlotteMar 30Apr 14Nov 3221 days
RaleighMar 28Apr 12Nov 8229 days
GreensboroApr 1Apr 14Nov 4217 days
DurhamApr 2Apr 18Nov 4217 days
Winston-SalemMar 26Apr 11Nov 9228 days
FayettevilleMar 30Apr 16Nov 10227 days
CaryMar 27Apr 10Nov 8227 days
WilmingtonMar 19Apr 4Nov 20247 days
High PointMar 30Apr 15Nov 5220 days
ConcordApr 1Apr 16Nov 2215 days
GreenvilleMar 27Apr 10Nov 8227 days
AshevilleApr 6Apr 24Oct 31205 days
GastoniaMar 27Apr 9Nov 9228 days
ApexMar 27Apr 10Nov 8227 days
JacksonvilleMar 23Apr 7Nov 16240 days
HuntersvilleMar 30Apr 14Nov 3221 days
Chapel HillMar 29Apr 12Nov 5222 days
KannapolisApr 1Apr 16Nov 2215 days
BurlingtonMar 29Apr 15Nov 9226 days
Wake ForestApr 4Apr 19Nov 4213 days
MooresvilleApr 9Apr 24Oct 28203 days
Rocky MountMar 31Apr 13Nov 7223 days
Holly SpringsApr 6Apr 21Nov 3209 days
WilsonMar 22Apr 8Nov 12236 days
Fuquay-VarinaApr 1Apr 15Nov 1213 days
HickoryMar 31Apr 16Nov 4219 days
Indian TrailMar 31Apr 16Nov 5220 days
MonroeApr 3Apr 18Nov 1213 days
GarnerApr 1Apr 15Nov 1213 days
SalisburyApr 6Apr 27Oct 30208 days
LelandMar 19Apr 4Nov 20247 days
CorneliusApr 1Apr 16Nov 2215 days
GoldsboroMar 15Apr 1Nov 18250 days
New BernMar 23Apr 7Nov 15237 days
SanfordApr 10Apr 25Oct 30203 days
MatthewsMar 31Apr 16Nov 5220 days
ClaytonApr 7Apr 20Nov 3211 days
MorrisvilleMar 31Apr 16Nov 4219 days
StatesvilleApr 16May 1Oct 25191 days
Mint HillMar 31Apr 16Nov 5220 days
KernersvilleMar 30Apr 14Nov 5220 days
AsheboroApr 5Apr 21Oct 31207 days
ThomasvilleMar 30Apr 15Nov 5220 days
ShelbyApr 12Apr 28Oct 25195 days
KnightdaleApr 7Apr 20Nov 3211 days
WaxhawMar 31Apr 16Nov 5220 days
ClemmonsApr 9Apr 23Oct 31204 days
MebaneApr 4Apr 19Nov 3215 days
CarrboroMar 31Apr 14Nov 3218 days
HarrisburgApr 1Apr 16Nov 2215 days
LexingtonApr 11Apr 26Oct 28199 days
GrahamApr 4Apr 19Nov 3215 days

When to plant in North Carolina

Questions

When is the last frost in North Carolina?

It depends on where you are. Across the 52 cities we track, the average last frost runs from March 15 to April 16. In Charlotte, the largest, it is March 30.

When is the first frost in North Carolina?

For a typical resident, around November 4. Higher and more northern towns get it earlier.