When to plant in Maggie Valley, NC

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

Safe to plant out

May 19

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 4

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 11

1 year in 10 by Sep 30

Frost-free days

162

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Waynesville 1 E · 12.2 km away · station 810 m, town 918 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	Mar 24 – Apr 7	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 13
Sweet pepper	Mar 10 – Mar 24	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 18
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 20	May 16
Peas	—	Mar 23 – Apr 20	May 17
Bush beans	—	May 12 – Jun 2	Jul 1
Carrot	—	Apr 13 – May 25	Jun 12
Beet	—	Apr 6 – May 18	May 26
Potato	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 22
Kale	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 20	May 19
Broccoli	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 27	Jun 5
Cucumber	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 8
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 3
Winter squash	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Aug 7
Sweet corn	—	May 12 – Jun 2	Jul 11
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 6 – Apr 27	Jul 5
Garlic	—	Sep 27 – Oct 25 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 23 – Apr 20	Apr 30
Basil	Apr 7 – Apr 21	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 15

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Maggie Valley'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
1895	May 15
1896	Apr 10
1897	Apr 21
1898	Apr 28
1899	Apr 17
1900	May 11
1901	Apr 23
1902	Apr 18
1903	Apr 24
1904	May 1
1905	Apr 19
1906	May 10
1907	Apr 21
1908	May 1
1909	May 3
1910	May 15
1911	Apr 25
1912	Apr 19
1913	May 12
1914	Apr 21
1915	Apr 18
1917	Apr 9
1920	Apr 15
1924	May 17
1925	May 26
1926	May 5
1930	Apr 27
1931	May 24
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 29
1935	Apr 17
1936	Apr 20
1937	Apr 26
1938	Apr 11
1939	May 4
1940	May 5
1944	Apr 29
1945	Apr 9
1946	May 9
1947	May 31
1948	May 8
1949	Apr 25
1950	Apr 22
1951	May 13
1952	May 14
1953	Apr 28
1954	May 22
1955	Apr 28
1956	Apr 25
1957	May 7
1958	Apr 23
1959	May 15
1960	May 13
1961	May 28
1962	Apr 22
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 16
1965	Apr 30
1966	Jun 2
1967	Apr 29
1968	May 7
1969	May 13
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 28
1973	May 18
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 22
1976	May 19
1977	May 11
1978	May 3
1979	Apr 30
1980	May 10
1981	May 9
1982	Apr 24
1983	May 10
1984	May 31
1985	May 19
1986	May 4
1987	Apr 29
1988	May 3
1989	May 13
1990	May 8
1991	Apr 25
1992	May 9
1993	May 23
1994	Apr 18
1995	May 3
1996	May 1
1997	May 17
1998	Apr 25
1999	May 2
2000	May 1
2001	May 14
2002	May 23
2003	Apr 24
2004	May 4
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 12
2007	May 19
2008	May 1
2009	May 19
2010	Apr 30
2011	May 5
2012	Apr 14
2013	May 14
2014	May 17
2015	Apr 28
2016	Apr 17
2017	May 7
2018	May 1
2019	Apr 16
2020	May 12
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 27
2023	May 4
2024	Apr 24
2025	Apr 17
2026	May 15

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	138
1896	180
1897	161
1898	168
1899	163
1900	177
1902	179
1903	169
1904	165
1905	175
1907	173
1908	150
1909	147
1910	160
1911	181
1912	187
1913	133
1914	188
1924	136
1925	137
1930	173
1931	146
1932	161
1933	164
1934	168
1935	170
1936	193
1937	167
1938	179
1939	161
1940	144
1944	162
1945	183
1946	144
1947	119
1948	157
1950	174
1951	149
1952	142
1953	138
1954	138
1955	164
1956	148
1957	164
1958	167
1959	156
1960	160
1961	129
1962	184
1963	144
1964	172
1965	176
1966	121
1967	153
1968	150
1969	157
1970	145
1971	156
1972	155
1973	151
1974	146
1975	163
1976	148
1977	145
1978	158
1979	158
1980	148
1981	133
1982	151
1983	135
1984	124
1985	117
1986	165
1987	155
1988	157
1989	148
1990	139
1991	164
1992	150
1993	130
1994	191
1995	166
1996	161
1997	155
1998	168
1999	137
2000	138
2001	145
2002	147
2003	161
2004	165
2005	165
2006	184
2007	162
2008	153
2009	152
2010	158
2011	150
2012	162
2013	162
2014	140
2015	171
2016	175
2017	163
2018	172
2019	183
2020	157
2021	177
2022	153
2023	157
2024	173
2025	185

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1895	18.5 °C
1896	19.5 °C
1897	17.4 °C
1898	18.5 °C
1899	18.1 °C
1900	18.6 °C
1901	16.8 °C
1902	18.3 °C
1903	17.9 °C
1904	17.6 °C
1905	18.6 °C
1907	16.9 °C
1908	19.0 °C
1909	18.4 °C
1910	17.8 °C
1911	19.1 °C
1912	18.8 °C
1913	18.5 °C
1914	19.4 °C
1924	17.6 °C
1925	18.7 °C
1929	19.2 °C
1930	18.9 °C
1931	18.6 °C
1932	18.8 °C
1933	19.2 °C
1934	18.5 °C
1937	18.1 °C
1938	18.1 °C
1939	18.1 °C
1940	17.3 °C
1944	18.6 °C
1945	18.4 °C
1946	18.3 °C
1947	18.1 °C
1948	18.4 °C
1949	18.0 °C
1950	17.9 °C
1951	17.8 °C
1952	18.4 °C
1953	18.9 °C
1954	18.6 °C
1955	18.7 °C
1956	18.0 °C
1957	18.8 °C
1958	18.5 °C
1959	18.7 °C
1960	18.3 °C
1961	17.1 °C
1962	17.9 °C
1963	17.8 °C
1964	18.2 °C
1965	18.7 °C
1966	17.5 °C
1967	17.3 °C
1968	17.8 °C
1969	18.3 °C
1970	18.6 °C
1971	17.7 °C
1972	17.5 °C
1973	18.0 °C
1974	17.9 °C
1975	18.2 °C
1976	17.2 °C
1977	18.8 °C
1978	18.5 °C
1979	17.7 °C
1980	18.5 °C
1981	18.4 °C
1982	17.9 °C
1983	17.4 °C
1984	17.3 °C
1985	17.8 °C
1986	18.9 °C
1987	18.8 °C
1988	18.1 °C
1989	18.2 °C
1990	18.6 °C
1991	19.6 °C
1992	17.9 °C
1993	18.8 °C
1994	18.4 °C
1995	19.0 °C
1996	18.0 °C
1997	16.8 °C
1998	19.0 °C
1999	18.1 °C
2000	17.6 °C
2001	18.1 °C
2002	18.7 °C
2003	18.3 °C
2004	18.5 °C
2005	18.2 °C
2006	18.1 °C
2007	18.0 °C
2008	17.9 °C
2009	17.8 °C
2010	19.4 °C
2011	19.0 °C
2012	18.5 °C
2013	17.7 °C
2014	18.0 °C
2015	18.5 °C
2016	18.9 °C
2017	18.2 °C
2018	18.8 °C
2019	19.1 °C
2020	17.5 °C
2021	17.6 °C
2022	18.4 °C
2023	17.6 °C
2024	18.8 °C
2025	18.7 °C
2026	19.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1895, Maggie Valley'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 Waynesville 1 E (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

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