When to plant in Franklinton, NC

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 23

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 12

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 25

1 year in 10 by Oct 13

Frost-free days

196

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Louisburg · 13.8 km away · station 79 m, town 125 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 17
Sweet pepper	Feb 12 – Feb 26	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 22
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 8 – Feb 15	Mar 15 – Mar 29	Apr 24
Peas	—	Mar 1 – Mar 29	Apr 25
Bush beans	—	Apr 16 – May 7	Jun 5
Carrot	—	Mar 22 – May 3	May 21
Beet	—	Mar 15 – Apr 26	May 4
Potato	—	Mar 22 – Apr 12	May 31
Kale	Feb 1 – Feb 15	Mar 15 – Mar 29	Apr 27
Broccoli	Feb 1 – Feb 15	Mar 15 – Apr 5	May 14
Cucumber	Mar 26 – Apr 2	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 12
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 26 – Apr 2	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 7
Winter squash	Mar 26 – Apr 2	Apr 23 – May 7	Jul 12
Sweet corn	—	Apr 16 – May 7	Jun 15
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 15 – Apr 5	Jun 13
Garlic	—	Oct 11 – Nov 8 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 1 – Mar 29	Apr 8
Basil	Mar 12 – Mar 26	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 19

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Franklinton'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
1893	Mar 30
1896	Apr 8
1898	May 9
1899	Apr 10
1900	Apr 5
1901	Mar 29
1902	Apr 3
1903	Apr 5
1904	Apr 22
1905	Apr 18
1906	Apr 24
1907	Apr 15
1908	Apr 4
1909	Apr 11
1910	Apr 8
1911	Apr 24
1912	Apr 9
1913	Apr 22
1914	Apr 11
1915	Apr 5
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 11
1918	Apr 13
1919	Apr 27
1920	Apr 6
1921	Apr 12
1922	Apr 30
1923	Apr 11
1924	Apr 3
1926	Apr 21
1927	Apr 12
1928	Apr 17
1929	Apr 19
1930	Apr 25
1931	Apr 8
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 13
1934	Apr 22
1935	Mar 15
1936	Apr 20
1937	Apr 13
1938	Apr 11
1939	Apr 14
1940	Apr 14
1941	Mar 31
1942	Apr 13
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 7
1945	Apr 7
1946	Apr 18
1947	Apr 1
1948	Mar 28
1949	Apr 10
1950	Apr 22
1951	Mar 25
1952	Apr 17
1953	Apr 28
1954	Apr 2
1955	Apr 8
1956	May 9
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 13
1960	Apr 21
1961	Apr 30
1962	Apr 22
1964	Apr 11
1965	Apr 17
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 29
1968	Apr 18
1969	Apr 25
1970	May 8
1971	Apr 23
1972	Apr 27
1973	Apr 16
1974	Apr 21
1975	Apr 22
1976	May 9
1978	Mar 19
1979	Apr 18
1980	May 11
1981	May 4
1986	May 11
1989	May 8
1990	Apr 20
1991	Apr 2
1992	Apr 14
1993	Apr 28
1994	Apr 11
1995	Apr 4
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 16
1998	Apr 7
1999	Mar 31
2000	Mar 19
2001	Apr 20
2002	Apr 8
2003	May 6
2004	Apr 7
2005	Apr 18
2006	Apr 11
2007	Apr 11
2008	Apr 17
2009	Apr 18
2010	Mar 30
2011	Apr 4
2013	Mar 30
2014	Apr 18
2015	Apr 6
2016	Apr 11
2018	Apr 21
2019	Apr 4
2020	May 10
2022	Apr 21
2023	Mar 22
2024	Mar 27
2026	Apr 10

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	212
1896	193
1898	181
1899	208
1900	217
1901	222
1902	209
1903	204
1904	185
1905	187
1906	170
1907	189
1908	210
1909	196
1910	203
1911	192
1912	201
1913	182
1914	199
1915	212
1916	207
1917	184
1918	192
1920	206
1921	184
1922	184
1923	204
1924	201
1926	188
1927	206
1928	192
1929	200
1930	176
1931	192
1932	182
1933	196
1934	174
1935	206
1936	193
1937	184
1938	197
1939	184
1940	187
1941	217
1942	196
1943	184
1944	198
1945	191
1946	208
1947	183
1948	204
1949	209
1950	174
1951	222
1952	186
1953	163
1954	201
1955	199
1956	155
1957	160
1960	183
1961	157
1962	184
1964	179
1965	171
1966	148
1967	173
1968	169
1969	175
1970	161
1971	195
1972	175
1973	184
1974	164
1975	164
1976	154
1979	178
1980	156
1989	142
1990	182
1991	187
1992	188
1993	178
1994	199
1995	214
1996	205
1997	189
1998	198
1999	207
2001	171
2002	207
2003	170
2004	164
2007	201
2008	185
2009	184
2010	221
2011	208
2013	209
2014	199
2015	194
2018	183
2019	211
2020	176
2022	180
2023	224
2024	205

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	21.3 °C
1895	22.2 °C
1896	23.1 °C
1898	22.1 °C
1899	21.9 °C
1900	23.3 °C
1901	21.9 °C
1902	22.1 °C
1903	21.6 °C
1904	21.5 °C
1905	22.1 °C
1906	22.6 °C
1907	20.9 °C
1908	21.5 °C
1909	21.4 °C
1910	21.5 °C
1911	22.6 °C
1912	22.6 °C
1913	22.1 °C
1914	22.2 °C
1915	22.5 °C
1916	22.1 °C
1917	21.5 °C
1918	21.6 °C
1919	22.0 °C
1920	21.6 °C
1921	22.8 °C
1922	22.1 °C
1923	21.9 °C
1924	20.4 °C
1925	22.8 °C
1926	22.1 °C
1927	20.8 °C
1928	21.6 °C
1929	21.9 °C
1930	22.8 °C
1931	22.5 °C
1932	22.6 °C
1933	23.3 °C
1934	23.1 °C
1935	21.8 °C
1936	22.6 °C
1937	22.3 °C
1938	22.4 °C
1939	22.9 °C
1940	22.0 °C
1941	23.4 °C
1942	23.5 °C
1943	23.3 °C
1944	23.4 °C
1945	23.0 °C
1946	22.2 °C
1947	22.5 °C
1948	22.8 °C
1949	22.0 °C
1950	21.5 °C
1951	22.1 °C
1952	22.3 °C
1953	22.3 °C
1954	22.1 °C
1955	22.0 °C
1956	20.9 °C
1957	22.0 °C
1959	21.6 °C
1960	21.1 °C
1961	20.6 °C
1962	20.7 °C
1963	21.1 °C
1964	21.3 °C
1965	21.9 °C
1966	20.8 °C
1967	19.7 °C
1968	21.0 °C
1969	21.6 °C
1970	21.8 °C
1971	20.6 °C
1972	20.7 °C
1973	21.5 °C
1974	20.2 °C
1975	20.4 °C
1976	19.8 °C
1978	20.8 °C
1979	20.8 °C
1980	21.2 °C
1981	20.7 °C
1986	21.1 °C
1987	20.2 °C
1989	19.7 °C
1990	20.9 °C
1991	22.1 °C
1992	20.1 °C
1993	22.1 °C
1994	21.3 °C
1995	21.7 °C
1996	21.3 °C
1997	20.2 °C
1998	22.4 °C
1999	21.6 °C
2000	21.2 °C
2001	21.2 °C
2002	21.6 °C
2003	20.9 °C
2004	20.7 °C
2007	22.0 °C
2008	21.2 °C
2009	21.7 °C
2010	23.4 °C
2011	22.9 °C
2013	21.3 °C
2014	21.5 °C
2015	22.4 °C
2018	23.0 °C
2019	23.1 °C
2020	21.8 °C
2021	22.0 °C
2022	22.3 °C
2023	21.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Franklinton'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 Louisburg (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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