Last Frost Dates in North Carolina (2027) by City

Average last frost dates in North Carolina run from March 15 in Goldsboro to May 2 in Boone.

Average frost dates for 91 places in North Carolina
Place	Last frost	First frost
Albemarle	Mar 29	Nov 4
Apex	Mar 27	Nov 8
Archdale	Mar 30	Nov 5
Asheboro	Apr 5	Oct 31
Asheville	Apr 6	Oct 31
Belmont	Mar 30	Nov 3
Boone	May 2	Oct 13
Burlington	Mar 29	Nov 9
Carrboro	Mar 31	Nov 3
Cary	Mar 27	Nov 8
Chapel Hill	Mar 29	Nov 5
Charlotte	Mar 30	Nov 3
Clayton	Apr 7	Nov 3
Clemmons	Apr 9	Oct 31
Concord	Apr 1	Nov 2
Cornelius	Apr 1	Nov 2
Davidson	Apr 1	Nov 2
Durham	Apr 2	Nov 4
Eden	Apr 11	Oct 29
Elizabeth City	Mar 27	Nov 17
Elon	Apr 1	Nov 2
Fayetteville	Mar 30	Nov 10
Fuquay-Varina	Apr 1	Nov 1
Garner	Apr 1	Nov 1
Gastonia	Mar 27	Nov 9
Goldsboro	Mar 15	Nov 18
Graham	Apr 4	Nov 3
Greensboro	Apr 1	Nov 4
Greenville	Mar 27	Nov 8
Harrisburg	Apr 1	Nov 2
Havelock	Mar 19	Nov 22
Henderson	Apr 16	Oct 26
Hendersonville	Apr 14	Oct 25
Hickory	Mar 31	Nov 4
High Point	Mar 30	Nov 5
Holly Springs	Apr 6	Nov 3
Hope Mills	Mar 22	Nov 13
Huntersville	Mar 30	Nov 3
Indian Trail	Mar 31	Nov 5
Jacksonville	Mar 23	Nov 16
Kannapolis	Apr 1	Nov 2
Kernersville	Mar 30	Nov 5
Kings Mountain	Mar 24	Nov 9
Kinston	Mar 25	Nov 11
Knightdale	Apr 7	Nov 3
Laurinburg	Mar 21	Nov 14
Leland	Mar 19	Nov 20
Lenoir	Apr 7	Oct 31
Lewisville	Apr 9	Oct 31
Lexington	Apr 11	Oct 28
Lincolnton	Apr 9	Oct 28
Lumberton	Mar 24	Nov 11
Matthews	Mar 31	Nov 5
Mebane	Apr 4	Nov 3
Mint Hill	Mar 31	Nov 5
Monroe	Apr 3	Nov 1
Mooresville	Apr 9	Oct 28
Morganton	Apr 7	Oct 28
Morrisville	Mar 31	Nov 4
Mount Airy	Apr 19	Oct 23
Mount Holly	Mar 30	Nov 3
New Bern	Mar 23	Nov 15
Newton	Mar 24	Nov 8
Pinehurst	Apr 1	Nov 5
Pineville	Mar 30	Nov 3
Raleigh	Mar 28	Nov 8
Reidsville	Apr 5	Nov 2
Roanoke Rapids	Mar 31	Nov 9
Rocky Mount	Mar 31	Nov 7
Rolesville	Apr 4	Nov 4
Salisbury	Apr 6	Oct 30
Sanford	Apr 10	Oct 30
Shelby	Apr 12	Oct 25
Smithfield	Mar 29	Nov 5
Southern Pines	Apr 1	Nov 5
Spring Lake	Mar 30	Nov 10
Stallings	Mar 31	Nov 5
Statesville	Apr 16	Oct 25
Summerfield	Mar 30	Nov 5
Tarboro	Mar 30	Nov 9
Thomasville	Mar 30	Nov 5
Wake Forest	Apr 4	Nov 4
Waxhaw	Mar 31	Nov 5
Waynesville	Apr 30	Oct 14
Weddington	Mar 31	Nov 5
Wendell	Mar 28	Nov 8
Wilmington	Mar 19	Nov 20
Wilson	Mar 22	Nov 12
Winston-Salem	Mar 26	Nov 9
Winterville	Mar 27	Nov 8
Zebulon	Mar 28	Nov 8

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, nearest station to each place. Places of 10,000+ people (US Census Bureau, 2024 estimates) within 50 miles of a station.

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