Frost Dates for 28715 — Candler, North Carolina

Half of springs at Candler 1 W, NC see their last 32°F night by April 19; only one in ten is past it by April 4, and one in ten still has one after May 7. Planting tender crops after April 26 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 1 20%, and after May 7 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 80% of the 173 North Carolina stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 22 in half of years, as early as October 10 one year in ten, and holds off past November 4 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 20, 17 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 185 days in a typical year, shorter than at 88% of the 173 North Carolina stations; it reaches 206 days one year in ten and falls short of 163 one year in ten. On average 110 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 May 2, and return around October 13. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 8 and February 21.

July is the warmest month at Candler 1 W, NC, averaging 83°F by day and 62°F at night; January is the coldest at 48°F and 25°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 22% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,406 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 90% of the 173 North Carolina stations. 37% of them (1,256) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 707. Precipitation totals 45.0 inches a year, most in September (4.4") and least in October (2.9"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Asheville, NC, 9 miles northeast of Candler, has a last frost 13 days earlier (April 6), a first frost 9 days later (October 31), a season 20 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Candler usually arrives around December 30, and the last of the season around February 27. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Candler 1 W, NC, 1.1 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 51 days after the last snow.

ZIP 28715 is 1 mile from Candler 1 W, NC, which stands at 2,240 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 28715 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.