Frost Dates for 27845 — Jackson, North Carolina

Half of springs at Jackson, NC see their last 32°F night by April 5; only one in ten is past it by March 22, and one in ten still has one after April 18. Planting tender crops after April 11 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 15 20%, and after April 18 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 1 in half of years, as early as October 20 one year in ten, and holds off past November 17 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 13; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 8, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 211 days in a typical year, shorter than at 59% of the 173 North Carolina stations; it reaches 231 days one year in ten and falls short of 191 one year in ten. On average 80 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 18, and return around October 25. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 91% of winters, usually between January 5 and February 5.

July is the warmest month at Jackson, NC, averaging 89°F by day and 68°F at night; January is the coldest at 50°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 70% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,479 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 60% of the 173 North Carolina stations. 37% of them (1,670) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 888. Precipitation totals 50.8 inches a year, most in July (6.0") and least in February (2.9"); May to September bring 49% of it.

The nearest other station, Roanoke Rapids, NC, 15 miles northwest of Jackson, has a last frost 5 days earlier (March 31), a first frost 8 days later (November 9), a season 11 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Jackson usually arrives around January 9, and the last of the season around February 16. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Jackson, NC, 2.3 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 77% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 48 days after the last snow.

ZIP 27845 is 2 miles from Jackson, NC, which stands at 123 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 27839 (Halifax). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 27845 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.