When to plant in Asheboro, NC

Planting dates worked out from Asheboro's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Apr 17

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 30

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 2

1 year in 10 by Oct 20

Frost-free days

211

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Asheboro 2 W · 2.2 km away · station 265 m, town 256 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 20 – Mar 6	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 11
Sweet pepper	Feb 6 – Feb 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 16
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 26 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 11
Peas	—	Feb 16 – Mar 16	Apr 12
Bush beans	—	Apr 10 – May 1	May 30
Carrot	—	Mar 9 – Apr 20	May 8
Beet	—	Mar 2 – Apr 13	Apr 21
Potato	—	Mar 9 – Mar 30	May 18
Kale	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 14
Broccoli	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 1
Cucumber	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 6
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 1
Winter squash	Mar 20 – Mar 27	Apr 17 – May 1	Jul 6
Sweet corn	—	Apr 10 – May 1	Jun 9
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 31
Garlic	—	Oct 19 – Nov 16 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 16 – Mar 16	Mar 26
Basil	Mar 6 – Mar 20	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 13

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Asheboro's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1926	Apr 19
1927	Apr 23
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 18
1930	Apr 25
1931	Mar 21
1932	Mar 23
1933	Mar 22
1934	Mar 25
1935	Mar 13
1936	Apr 4
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 11
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 28
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 7
1946	Apr 13
1947	Mar 30
1948	Mar 29
1950	Apr 16
1951	Mar 27
1952	Mar 17
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 22
1955	Mar 30
1956	Apr 21
1957	Mar 21
1958	Apr 8
1959	Mar 29
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 5
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1964	Apr 1
1965	Apr 3
1966	Apr 6
1967	Mar 23
1968	Mar 24
1969	Apr 1
1970	Mar 24
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 12
1974	Apr 10
1975	Apr 13
1976	Apr 10
1977	Apr 7
1978	Mar 18
1979	Mar 27
1980	Apr 15
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 9
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 11
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 4
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 12
1991	Mar 12
1992	Apr 6
1993	Apr 3
1994	Mar 17
1995	Mar 11
1996	Apr 10
1997	Apr 10
1998	Mar 23
1999	Mar 16
2001	Apr 19
2002	Mar 23
2003	Apr 1
2004	Apr 5
2005	Mar 18
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 9
2008	Apr 16
2009	Mar 5
2010	Mar 27
2011	Mar 29
2012	Mar 6
2013	Mar 29
2014	Apr 17
2015	Mar 29
2016	Apr 10
2017	Mar 20
2018	Apr 20
2019	Apr 17
2020	Apr 15
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 10
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 25
2025	Mar 7
2026	Mar 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1926	190
1927	196
1928	209
1929	232
1930	179
1931	230
1932	197
1933	217
1934	231
1935	254
1936	225
1937	185
1939	206
1940	175
1941	223
1942	197
1943	207
1944	192
1945	191
1946	213
1947	223
1948	203
1950	203
1951	221
1952	217
1953	198
1954	222
1955	215
1956	211
1957	220
1958	234
1959	210
1960	208
1961	205
1962	193
1963	221
1964	193
1965	204
1966	210
1967	210
1968	216
1969	205
1970	236
1971	213
1972	193
1973	207
1974	176
1975	215
1976	200
1977	217
1978	212
1979	222
1980	210
1981	208
1982	210
1983	197
1984	209
1985	236
1986	203
1987	201
1988	176
1989	218
1990	199
1991	237
1992	196
1993	211
1994	239
1996	206
1997	219
1998	228
1999	222
2001	192
2002	239
2003	222
2004	222
2005	225
2006	210
2007	211
2008	195
2009	267
2010	224
2011	214
2012	240
2013	210
2014	198
2015	202
2016	195
2017	211
2018	203
2019	204
2020	200
2021	195
2022	191
2023	225
2024	241
2025	247

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1926	21.8 °C
1927	20.8 °C
1928	20.6 °C
1929	21.1 °C
1930	22.1 °C
1931	22.4 °C
1932	22.3 °C
1933	23.0 °C
1934	23.0 °C
1935	22.1 °C
1936	22.6 °C
1937	21.9 °C
1939	22.7 °C
1940	22.0 °C
1941	23.4 °C
1942	22.7 °C
1943	22.6 °C
1944	22.3 °C
1945	22.4 °C
1946	21.6 °C
1947	22.5 °C
1948	22.1 °C
1950	21.4 °C
1951	21.9 °C
1952	22.4 °C
1953	22.3 °C
1954	22.3 °C
1955	22.6 °C
1956	22.1 °C
1957	22.6 °C
1958	21.9 °C
1959	22.3 °C
1960	21.9 °C
1961	20.8 °C
1962	21.6 °C
1963	21.2 °C
1964	21.6 °C
1965	21.9 °C
1966	21.4 °C
1967	20.6 °C
1968	21.8 °C
1969	22.0 °C
1970	22.6 °C
1971	21.6 °C
1972	21.3 °C
1973	22.0 °C
1974	21.5 °C
1975	21.9 °C
1976	21.2 °C
1977	23.1 °C
1978	21.9 °C
1979	21.3 °C
1980	22.7 °C
1981	22.0 °C
1982	21.7 °C
1983	21.9 °C
1984	21.2 °C
1985	21.9 °C
1986	23.0 °C
1987	22.9 °C
1988	22.1 °C
1989	21.7 °C
1990	22.4 °C
1991	22.7 °C
1992	21.2 °C
1993	22.5 °C
1994	21.5 °C
1996	20.5 °C
1997	20.5 °C
1998	22.7 °C
1999	21.9 °C
2001	21.5 °C
2002	22.5 °C
2003	21.1 °C
2004	21.9 °C
2005	22.1 °C
2006	21.7 °C
2007	22.4 °C
2008	21.7 °C
2009	21.7 °C
2010	23.5 °C
2011	23.0 °C
2012	22.1 °C
2013	21.3 °C
2014	21.5 °C
2015	22.3 °C
2016	22.9 °C
2017	21.7 °C
2018	22.1 °C
2019	22.8 °C
2020	21.2 °C
2021	21.5 °C
2022	22.1 °C
2023	21.0 °C
2024	22.1 °C
2025	22.2 °C

What this means for you: Since 1926, Asheboro's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Asheboro 2 W (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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