Frost Dates for 28525 — Deep Run, North Carolina

Half of springs at Kinston 7 SE, NC see their last 32°F night by April 1; only one in ten is past it by March 16, and one in ten still has one after April 15. Planting tender crops after April 6 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 10 20%, and after April 15 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 20 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 14; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 7, 8 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 241 days one year in ten and falls short of 197 one year in ten. On average 66 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 26. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 73%.

July is the warmest month at Kinston 7 SE, NC, averaging 90°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 54°F and 31°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 54% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,009 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 69% of the 173 North Carolina stations. 39% of them (1,943) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 922. Precipitation totals 53.1 inches a year, most in July (6.6") and least in February (3.2"); May to September bring 52% of it.

The nearest other station, Kinston Ag Rsch, NC, 14 miles northeast of Deep Run, has a last frost 7 days earlier (March 25), a first frost 7 days later (November 11), a season 15 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 3 of 23 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Kinston Ag Rsch, NC, 14 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 28525 is 10 miles from Kinston 7 SE, NC, which stands at 24 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 28523 (Cove City). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 28525 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.