Frost Dates for 27288 — Eden, North Carolina

Half of springs at Eden, NC see their last 32°F night by April 11; only one in ten is past it by March 29, and one in ten still has one after April 27. Planting tender crops after April 16 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 20 20%, and after April 27 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 35% of the 173 North Carolina stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 29 in half of years, as early as October 16 one year in ten, and holds off past November 9 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 6; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 11, 16 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 201 days in a typical year, shorter than at 72% of the 173 North Carolina stations; it reaches 220 days one year in ten and falls short of 182 one year in ten. On average 99 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 12 days longer, to about April 23, and return around October 21. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 95% of winters, usually between December 27 and February 17.

July is the warmest month at Eden, NC, averaging 89°F by day and 66°F at night; January is the coldest at 49°F and 27°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 83% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,126 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 75% of the 173 North Carolina stations. 38% of them (1,548) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 846. Precipitation totals 47.1 inches a year, most in September (4.7") and least in February (3.1"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Reidsville 2 NW, NC, 9 miles south of Eden and 212 feet higher, has a last frost 6 days earlier (April 5), a first frost 4 days later (November 2), a season 12 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Eden usually arrives around January 18, and the last of the season around February 18. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Eden, NC, 2.2 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 62% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 52 days after the last snow.

ZIP 27288 is 2 miles from Eden, NC, which stands at 678 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 27288 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.