Frost Dates for 27214 — Browns Summit, North Carolina

Half of springs at Greensboro Wtp, NC see their last 32°F night by April 1; only one in ten is past it by March 18, 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 13 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 92% 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 23 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 5, 9 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 217 days in a typical year, shorter than at 50% of the 173 North Carolina stations; it reaches 239 days one year in ten and falls short of 197 one year in ten. On average 63 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 11 days longer, to about April 12, and return around October 27. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 92% of winters, usually between January 5 and February 5.

July is the warmest month at Greensboro Wtp, NC, averaging 89°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 50°F and 30°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 51% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,649 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 50% of the 173 North Carolina stations. 39% of them (1,815) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 916. Precipitation totals 45.9 inches a year, most in July (5.8") and least in February (2.6"); May to September bring 50% of it.

The nearest other station, Reidsville 2 NW, NC, 12 miles north of Browns Summit, has a last frost 4 days later (April 5), a first frost 2 days earlier (November 2), a season 4 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Browns Summit usually arrives around January 9, and the last of the season around February 21. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Piedmont Triad International Airport, NC, 15.6 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 93% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 39 days after the last snow.

ZIP 27214 is 10 miles from Greensboro Wtp, NC, which stands at 765 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 9 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 27406 (Greensboro). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 27214 in zone 8a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 10 to 15°F (-12.2 to -9.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.