Frost Dates for 28372 — Pembroke, North Carolina

Half of springs at Lumberton Municipal Airport, NC see their last 32°F night by March 24; only one in ten is past it by February 28, and one in ten still has one after April 9. Planting tender crops after April 1 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 5 20%, and after April 9 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 November 10 in half of years, as early as October 27 one year in ten, and holds off past December 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 15 days later, around November 25; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 30, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 233 days in a typical year, longer than at 85% of the 173 North Carolina stations; it reaches 261 days one year in ten and falls short of 208 one year in ten. On average 51 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 5, and return around November 1. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 99% of winters and 16°F in 46%.

July is the warmest month at Lumberton Municipal Airport, NC, averaging 91°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 55°F and 35°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 86% of years and April still brings one in 31% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,600 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 97% of the 173 North Carolina stations. 40% of them (2,244) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 981. Precipitation totals 42.8 inches a year, most in June (4.9") and least in October (2.3"); May to September bring 53% of it.

The nearest other station, Lumberton, NC, 10 miles southeast of Pembroke, has the same 50% last-frost date, a first frost 1 day later (November 11), a season 1 day longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 2 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Red Springs 1 SE, NC, 8.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 28372 is 9 miles from Lumberton Municipal Airport, NC, which stands at 121 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 28372 in zone 8b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.