Frost Dates for 27028 — Mocksville, North Carolina

Half of springs at Mocksville 5SE, NC see their last 32°F night by April 15; only one in ten is past it by March 31, and one in ten still has one after May 2. Planting tender crops after April 22 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 26 20%, and after May 2 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 65% of the 173 North Carolina stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 25 in half of years, as early as October 12 one year in ten, and holds off past November 5 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 2; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 17, 15 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 192 days in a typical year, shorter than at 80% of the 173 North Carolina stations; it reaches 211 days one year in ten and falls short of 172 one year in ten. On average 116 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 13 days longer, to about April 28, and return around October 16. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 99% of winters, usually between December 20 and February 23.

July is the warmest month at Mocksville 5SE, NC, averaging 88°F by day and 66°F at night; January is the coldest at 49°F and 25°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 88% of years and May still brings one in 12% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,014 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 77% of the 173 North Carolina stations. 37% of them (1,471) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 828. Precipitation totals 47.0 inches a year, most in August (4.6") and least in February (3.3"); May to September bring 44% of it.

The nearest other station, Yadkinville 6 E, NC, 15 miles north of Mocksville and 195 feet higher, has a last frost 1 day later (April 16), the same first-frost date, a season 1 day shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Mocksville usually arrives around January 7, and the last of the season around February 16. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Mocksville 5SE, NC, 6.8 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 86% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 58 days after the last snow.

ZIP 27028 is 7 miles from Mocksville 5SE, NC, which stands at 680 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 27028 in zone 7b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 5 to 10°F (-15.0 to -12.2°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.