Frost Dates for 27212 — Blanch, North Carolina

Half of springs at Yanceyville 4 SE, NC see their last 32°F night by March 31; only one in ten is past it by March 16, and one in ten still has one after April 14. Planting tender crops after April 5 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 9 20%, and after April 14 10%. The 14 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 79% of the 173 North Carolina stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 4 in half of years, as early as October 22 one year in ten, and holds off past November 19 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around November 15; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 2, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 218 days in a typical year, longer than at 51% of the 173 North Carolina stations; it reaches 237 days one year in ten and falls short of 200 one year in ten. On average 83 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 13, and return around October 26. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 88%.

July is the warmest month at Yanceyville 4 SE, NC, averaging 90°F by day and 68°F at night; January is the coldest at 49°F and 29°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 49% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,495 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 59% of the 173 North Carolina stations. 38% of them (1,710) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 897. Precipitation totals 48.2 inches a year, most in September (5.1") and least in February (3.0"); May to September bring 45% of it.

The nearest other station, Danville Regional Airport, VA, 9 miles northwest of Blanch, has a last frost 10 days later (April 10), a first frost 7 days earlier (October 28), a season 18 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Blanch usually arrives around January 1, and the last of the season around February 22. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Yanceyville 4 SE, NC, 5.9 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 37 days after the last snow.

ZIP 27212 is 6 miles from Yanceyville 4 SE, NC, which stands at 635 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 3 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 27379 (Yanceyville). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 27212 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.