North Carolina Frost Dates

The median last spring freeze and first fall freeze (32°F) at 187 NOAA stations in North Carolina, 1991-2020, with the growing season between them.

Every station

A median date has an even chance of a later freeze in spring or an earlier one in fall. Each town page gives the dates at 36, 32 and 28°F and every probability from 10 to 90 percent.

Station	Elevation	Last freeze	First freeze	Season, days	Town page
Albemarle	610 ft	March 29	November 4	220	New London
Andrews	1,749 ft	April 17	October 23	189	Andrews
Apex	450 ft	March 27	November 8	226	Apex
Arcola	330 ft	April 3	November 5	216	Hollister
Asheboro 2 W	870 ft	April 5	October 31	209	Asheboro
Asheville	2,238 ft	April 6	October 31	208	Asheville
Asheville 13 S	2,103 ft	April 17	October 23	189	Mills River
Asheville 8 Ssw	2,151 ft	April 24	October 18	177	Bent Creek
Asheville Rgnl AP	2,117 ft	April 9	October 28	202	Fletcher
Atlantic Beach Wtp	4 ft	March 3	December 13	285	Atlantic Beach
Aurora 6 N	20 ft	March 8	December 5	272	Aurora
Banner Elk	3,770 ft	April 30	October 14	167	Banner Elk
Bayboro 3 Sw	5 ft	March 30	November 8	223	Alliance
Beaufort Michael J Smith Fld	11 ft	March 10	December 1	266	Beaufort
Beech Mtn	5,053 ft	May 6	October 14	161	Banner Elk
Belhaven 3 Ne	0 ft	March 25	November 11	231	Belhaven
Bent Creek	2,110 ft	April 26	October 18	175	Bent Creek
Black Mtn 2 W	2,290 ft	April 19	October 23	187	Black Mountain
Blowing Rock 1NW	3,850 ft	April 25	October 21	179	Blowing Rock
Boone 1 Se	3,100 ft	May 2	October 13	164	Boone
Brevard	2,175 ft	April 21	October 23	185	Brevard
Bryson City 4	1,985 ft	April 16	October 24	191	Bryson City
Burlington Alamance AP	617 ft	April 1	November 2	215	Alamance
Burlington Fire Stn #5	660 ft	March 29	November 9	225	Burlington
Burnsville Ag	2,825 ft	April 24	October 19	178	Burnsville
Candler 1 W	2,240 ft	April 19	October 22	186	Bent Creek
Cane Creek Rsvr	525 ft	April 6	November 1	209	Saxapahaw
Cape Hatteras AP	11 ft	March 4	December 22	293	Hatteras
Carthage Wtp	440 ft	April 1	November 5	218	Carthage
Cary	390 ft	March 31	November 10	224	Apex
Cataloochee	2,650 ft	April 30	October 12	165	Cove Creek
Catawba 5 Sw	1,015 ft	March 24	November 8	229	Claremont
Cedar Is	8 ft	March 11	November 30	264	Atlantic
Celo 2 S	2,700 ft	April 26	October 15	172	Spruce Pine
Chapel Hill 2 W	500 ft	March 31	November 3	217	Carrboro
Chapel Hill Williams AP	512 ft	March 29	November 5	221	Chapel Hill
Charlotte Douglas AP	728 ft	March 30	November 3	218	Belmont
Chatham Wtp	308 ft	April 1	November 7	220	Fearrington
Cherokee	1,965 ft	April 17	October 21	187	Cherokee
Cherry Point Mcas	29 ft	March 19	November 22	248	Havelock
Clayton 3E	332 ft	March 28	November 8	225	Clayton
Clayton Wtp	300 ft	April 7	November 3	210	Clayton
Clinton 2 Ne	158 ft	March 26	November 7	226	Clinton
Columbia Ag Gum Neck	10 ft	March 29	November 13	229	Columbia
Concord	700 ft	April 1	November 2	215	Concord
Coweeta Exp Stn	2,247 ft	April 23	October 17	177	Franklin
Cullowhee	2,192 ft	April 19	October 22	186	Cullowhee
Danbury	1,019 ft	April 11	October 30	202	Danbury
Dunn 4 Nw	200 ft	March 28	November 7	224	Erwin
Durham	400 ft	April 2	November 4	216	Durham
Durham 11 W	562 ft	March 31	November 4	218	Carrboro
Eden	678 ft	April 11	October 29	201	Eden
Edenton	10 ft	March 24	November 14	235	Edenton
Elizabeth City	8 ft	March 27	November 17	235	Camden
Elizabeth City Cgas	13 ft	March 28	November 12	229	Camden
Elizabethtown	120 ft	March 29	November 8	224	Elizabethtown
Elkin	910 ft	April 15	October 26	194	Pleasant Hill
Enka	2,050 ft	April 12	October 23	194	Bent Creek
Fairfield	5 ft	April 7	November 4	211	Swanquarter
Falls Lake	280 ft	April 4	November 4	214	Wake Forest
Fayetteville (pwc)	96 ft	March 30	November 10	225	Fayetteville
Fayetteville Rgnl AP	186 ft	March 22	November 13	236	Hope Mills
Flat Springs 1E	3,330 ft	April 18	October 24	189	Banner Elk
Fletcher 3 W	2,070 ft	April 18	October 21	186	Mills River
Forest City 8 W	849 ft	April 11	October 27	199	Rutherfordton
Franklin	2,125 ft	April 17	October 23	189	Franklin
Frisco 2NNE	0 ft	March 1	December 20	294	Buxton
Garner	330 ft	April 1	November 1	214	Garner
Gastonia	700 ft	March 27	November 9	227	Ranlo
Gastonia Muni AP	797 ft	March 24	November 9	230	South Gastonia
Goldsboro 4 Se	109 ft	March 15	November 18	248	Elroy
Goldsboro Ag 1 N	109 ft	March 28	November 12	229	Goldsboro
Grandfather Mtn	5,280 ft	May 5	October 13	161	Banner Elk
Greensboro Wtp	765 ft	April 1	November 4	217	Greensboro
Greenville	32 ft	March 27	November 8	226	Greenville
Hamlet	350 ft	March 30	November 4	219	Hamlet
Haw Rvr 1E	636 ft	April 4	November 3	213	Graham
Hayesville 1 Ne	1,792 ft	April 21	October 21	183	Hayesville
Henderson 2 Nnw	480 ft	April 16	October 26	193	Henderson
Henderson 4 Nne	500 ft	March 28	November 9	226	Henderson
Hendersonville 1 Ne	2,160 ft	April 14	October 25	194	Hendersonville
Hickory FAA AP	1,143 ft	March 31	November 4	218	Longview
High Pt	900 ft	March 30	November 5	220	High Point
Highlands	3,850 ft	April 30	October 15	168	Highlands
Hofmann Forest	47 ft	April 6	November 1	209	Pumpkin Center
Hot Springs	1,345 ft	April 11	October 29	201	Hot Springs
Jackson	123 ft	April 5	November 1	210	Jackson
Jackson Springs 5 Wnw	730 ft	March 25	November 14	234	Foxfire
Jacksonville Eoc	17 ft	March 31	November 8	222	Pumpkin Center
Jefferson 2 E	2,759 ft	May 7	October 8	154	Jefferson
Kinston 7 Se	24 ft	April 1	November 4	217	Kinston
Kinston Ag Rsch	60 ft	March 25	November 11	231	Kinston
Lake Lure 2	1,040 ft	April 5	October 30	208	Lake Lure
Lake Toxaway 2 Sw	3,200 ft	April 15	October 26	194	Rosman
Laurinburg	210 ft	March 21	November 14	238	Laurinburg
Laurinburg Maxton AP	220 ft	March 25	November 8	228	Maxton
Lenoir	1,155 ft	April 7	October 31	207	Lenoir
Lewiston	50 ft	March 29	November 7	223	Lewiston Woodville
Lexington	760 ft	April 11	October 28	200	Lexington
Lillington	150 ft	March 30	November 6	221	Lillington
Lincolnton 4 W	887 ft	April 9	October 28	202	Lincolnton
Longwood	40 ft	March 26	November 11	230	Carolina Shores
Louisburg	260 ft	April 11	October 29	201	Louisburg
Lumber Rvr SP	96 ft	April 1	November 5	218	Fair Bluff
Lumberton	112 ft	March 24	November 11	232	Lumberton
Lumberton Muni AP	121 ft	March 24	November 10	231	Lumberton
Manteo AP	13 ft	March 15	December 6	266	Manteo
Marion	1,410 ft	April 5	November 1	210	Marion
Marshall	1,920 ft	April 28	October 18	173	Marshall
Mocksville 5SE	680 ft	April 15	October 25	193	Cooleemee
Monroe 2 Se	550 ft	April 3	November 1	212	Monroe
Monroe AP	679 ft	March 31	November 5	219	Wesley Chapel
Moores Creek Nb	22 ft	March 27	November 8	226	Northwest
Morehead City 2 Wnw	10 ft	March 18	November 21	248	Morehead City
Morganton	1,180 ft	April 7	October 28	204	Morganton
Mt Airy 2 W	1,080 ft	April 19	October 23	187	Toast
Mt Mitchell	6,240 ft	May 16	October 4	141	Montreat
Mt Olive 6SE	162 ft	March 28	November 7	224	Mount Olive
Murfreesboro	100 ft	April 6	November 1	209	Murfreesboro
Murphy 4ESE	1,600 ft	April 22	October 20	181	Murphy
N Fk 2	2,480 ft	April 5	October 31	209	Montreat
N Wilkesboro	1,120 ft	April 10	October 29	202	North Wilkesboro
New Bern Craven CO AP	19 ft	March 23	November 15	237	James City
New Hill	320 ft	April 6	November 3	211	Scotts Mill
New River Mcaf	26 ft	March 23	November 16	238	Piney Green
Newport/morehead City WFO	30 ft	March 26	November 16	235	Newport
Ocracoke	4 ft	March 1	December 20	294	Ocracoke
Old Ft Ag 3 W	1,425 ft	April 21	October 23	185	Old Fort
Oxford Ag	500 ft	March 30	November 6	221	Oxford
Perrytown	28 ft	March 20	November 20	245	Brices Creek
Pfafftown	950 ft	April 9	October 31	205	Lewisville
Piedmont Triad Intl AP	890 ft	March 30	November 5	220	Oak Ridge
Pisgah Forest 3 Ne	2,190 ft	April 19	October 23	187	Etowah
Plymouth 5 E	20 ft	March 31	November 7	221	Roper
Raeford	250 ft	April 3	November 3	214	Raeford
Raleigh 4 Sw	420 ft	March 28	November 9	226	Raleigh
Raleigh Durham Intl AP	416 ft	March 31	November 4	218	Morrisville
Raleigh State Univ	400 ft	March 28	November 8	225	West Raleigh
Randleman	810 ft	March 29	November 6	222	Randleman
Reelsboro	45 ft	March 21	November 17	241	Grantsboro
Reidsville 2 Nw	890 ft	April 5	November 2	211	Reidsville
Richlands	20 ft	April 5	November 4	213	Richlands
Roanoke Rapids	210 ft	March 31	November 9	223	Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids AP	256 ft	March 27	November 12	230	South Rosemary
Robbinsville Ag 5 Ne	2,330 ft	April 13	October 26	196	Robbinsville
Rocky Mt 8 Ese	110 ft	March 31	November 7	221	Rocky Mount
Rocky Mt Wilson AP	160 ft	April 1	November 5	218	Sharpsburg
Roxboro 7 Ese	710 ft	April 15	October 26	194	Roxboro
Rural Hall	960 ft	April 6	October 31	208	Rural Hall
Salisbury	700 ft	April 6	October 30	207	Salisbury
Salisbury 9 Wnw	725 ft	April 9	October 28	202	Cleveland
Sanford 8 Ne	262 ft	April 10	October 30	203	Broadway
Shallotte Ag	20 ft	March 20	November 17	242	Shallotte
Shelby 2 Nw	820 ft	April 12	October 25	196	Shelby
Siler City 2 N	610 ft	March 31	November 4	218	Siler City
Smithfield	150 ft	March 29	November 5	221	Smithfield
Snow Hill Waste Water Treament	41 ft	March 26	November 12	231	Snow Hill
Southport 5 N	20 ft	March 24	November 17	238	Boiling Spring Lakes
Sparta 3.5 Ssw	3,011 ft	April 22	October 22	183	Sparta
Spruce Pine 2 Ne	2,850 ft	April 26	October 20	177	Spruce Pine
Statesville 2 Nne	803 ft	April 16	October 25	192	Statesville
Surf City	24 ft	March 26	November 13	232	Surf City
Swannanoa 2 Sse	4,320 ft	April 22	October 24	185	Swannanoa
Swanquarter Ferry	3 ft	March 18	November 25	252	Swanquarter
Tapoco	1,110 ft	April 17	October 27	193	Robbinsville
Tarboro 1 S	35 ft	March 30	November 9	224	Princeville
Taylorsville	1,320 ft	April 2	November 4	216	Taylorsville
Transou	2,834 ft	May 4	October 10	159	Jefferson
Tryon	1,320 ft	March 27	November 12	230	Tryon
Vale Ag 2 Sw	985 ft	April 12	October 28	199	Belwood
W Kerr Scott Resv	1,070 ft	April 7	November 1	208	Cricket
Wadesboro	480 ft	March 24	November 9	230	Wadesboro
Wallace 1SE	35 ft	April 1	November 7	220	Wallace
Warsaw 5 E	110 ft	April 7	October 30	206	Kenansville
Washington Wwtp 4W	10 ft	March 22	November 15	238	Washington
Waterville 2	1,430 ft	April 6	November 1	209	Cove Creek
Waynesville 1 E	2,658 ft	April 30	October 14	167	Waynesville
Whiteville 7 Nw	90 ft	March 29	November 6	222	Chadbourn
Willard 4 Sw	55 ft	April 2	November 5	217	Wallace
Williamston 1 E	20 ft	March 20	November 12	237	Williamston
Wilmington 7 N	40 ft	March 29	November 8	224	Skippers Corner
Wilmington 7 Se	30 ft	March 20	November 15	240	Myrtle Grove
Wilmington Intl AP	33 ft	March 19	November 20	246	Hightsville
Wilson 3 Sw	110 ft	March 22	November 12	235	Wilson
Winston Salem Rynlds AP	970 ft	March 26	November 9	228	Winston-Salem
Yadkinville 6 E	875 ft	April 16	October 25	192	Yadkinville
Yanceyville 4 Se	635 ft	March 31	November 4	218	Yanceyville

Sources

NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, annual and seasonal freeze probabilities. Public domain.