When to plant in Ramseur, NC

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 11

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 4

1 year in 10 by Oct 27

Frost-free days

220

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Siler City 2 N · 17.4 km away · station 186 m, town 148 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 14 – Feb 28	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 5
Sweet pepper	Jan 31 – Feb 14	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 10
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 26 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 11
Peas	—	Feb 16 – Mar 16	Apr 12
Bush beans	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	May 24
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 14 – Mar 21	Apr 11 – Apr 25	May 31
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 11 – Apr 25	May 26
Winter squash	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 30
Sweet corn	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	Jun 3
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 31
Garlic	—	Oct 21 – Nov 18 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 16 – Mar 16	Mar 26
Basil	Feb 28 – Mar 14	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 7

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Ramseur'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
1917	Apr 10
1918	Apr 12
1921	Apr 19
1922	Apr 24
1932	Mar 25
1933	Mar 30
1934	Apr 13
1935	Mar 15
1936	Apr 19
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 24
1939	Apr 14
1940	Apr 29
1941	Mar 31
1942	Apr 13
1943	May 2
1944	Apr 30
1945	Apr 7
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 11
1948	Apr 18
1949	Apr 25
1950	Apr 22
1951	Apr 21
1952	Apr 17
1953	Apr 28
1954	Apr 2
1955	Apr 9
1956	May 9
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 13
1959	Apr 7
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 30
1962	Apr 18
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 11
1965	Apr 17
1966	May 11
1967	May 10
1968	May 7
1969	May 12
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 27
1973	May 18
1974	Apr 25
1975	Apr 22
1976	May 9
1977	May 11
1978	May 3
1979	Apr 19
1980	Apr 17
1983	Apr 21
1984	Mar 31
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 2
1988	Mar 22
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 12
1991	Mar 16
1992	Apr 14
1993	Apr 3
1994	Mar 18
1995	Apr 4
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 11
1998	Mar 23
1999	Mar 17
2000	Mar 19
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 8
2003	Mar 31
2004	Mar 24
2005	Mar 20
2006	Mar 26
2007	Apr 10
2008	Mar 26
2009	Mar 23
2010	Mar 27
2011	Mar 30
2012	Mar 12
2015	Mar 30
2016	Apr 11
2017	Mar 24
2018	Apr 9
2019	Apr 3

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1917	185
1918	204
1921	172
1932	232
1933	210
1934	198
1935	206
1936	194
1937	185
1938	204
1940	174
1941	193
1942	196
1943	155
1944	168
1945	186
1946	156
1947	139
1948	179
1949	192
1950	197
1951	174
1952	186
1953	162
1954	196
1955	191
1956	155
1957	161
1958	182
1959	201
1960	193
1961	157
1962	184
1963	161
1964	179
1965	171
1966	148
1967	161
1968	150
1969	158
1970	162
1971	183
1972	166
1973	152
1974	160
1975	164
1976	155
1977	156
1978	157
1979	177
1980	208
1983	189
1984	220
1985	212
1986	204
1987	194
1988	204
1989	190
1990	197
1991	227
1992	188
1993	212
1994	223
1995	214
1996	205
1997	218
1998	226
1999	222
2000	241
2001	192
2002	207
2003	223
2004	230
2005	223
2006	222
2007	202
2008	217
2009	252
2010	224
2011	213
2015	202
2016	215
2017	231

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1917	20.9 °C
1918	21.1 °C
1919	22.0 °C
1932	22.0 °C
1933	22.9 °C
1934	22.6 °C
1935	21.7 °C
1936	22.3 °C
1937	21.8 °C
1938	21.4 °C
1939	21.5 °C
1940	21.8 °C
1941	22.7 °C
1942	22.2 °C
1943	21.8 °C
1944	21.9 °C
1945	21.6 °C
1946	21.1 °C
1947	21.6 °C
1948	21.8 °C
1949	22.0 °C
1950	21.3 °C
1951	21.5 °C
1952	22.2 °C
1953	22.2 °C
1954	22.0 °C
1955	22.1 °C
1956	21.3 °C
1957	22.0 °C
1958	21.8 °C
1959	22.2 °C
1960	21.6 °C
1961	20.3 °C
1962	21.1 °C
1963	20.3 °C
1964	20.6 °C
1965	21.0 °C
1966	19.6 °C
1967	18.8 °C
1968	20.1 °C
1969	19.6 °C
1970	21.1 °C
1971	19.8 °C
1972	19.6 °C
1973	20.5 °C
1974	19.3 °C
1975	20.2 °C
1976	19.5 °C
1977	21.6 °C
1978	20.6 °C
1979	20.0 °C
1980	21.4 °C
1982	20.3 °C
1983	20.6 °C
1984	20.6 °C
1985	21.5 °C
1986	22.4 °C
1987	22.3 °C
1988	21.7 °C
1989	21.2 °C
1990	21.4 °C
1991	22.1 °C
1992	20.4 °C
1993	22.2 °C
1994	21.2 °C
1995	21.4 °C
1996	21.4 °C
1997	20.3 °C
1998	22.5 °C
1999	21.6 °C
2000	21.2 °C
2001	21.2 °C
2002	22.3 °C
2003	21.0 °C
2004	21.8 °C
2005	21.8 °C
2006	21.4 °C
2007	22.1 °C
2008	21.5 °C
2009	21.5 °C
2010	23.2 °C
2011	23.0 °C
2012	22.1 °C
2014	22.1 °C
2015	22.2 °C
2016	22.4 °C
2017	22.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1917, Ramseur's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 5 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

Nearby towns

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