When to plant in Weaverville, NC

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 29

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 10

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 27

1 year in 10 by Oct 14

Frost-free days

200

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Asheville · 11.3 km away · station 682 m, town 664 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	Mar 4 – Mar 18	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 23
Sweet pepper	Feb 18 – Mar 4	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 28
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 6 – Feb 13	Mar 13 – Mar 27	Apr 22
Peas	—	Feb 27 – Mar 27	Apr 23
Bush beans	—	Apr 22 – May 13	Jun 11
Carrot	—	Mar 20 – May 1	May 19
Beet	—	Mar 13 – Apr 24	May 2
Potato	—	Mar 20 – Apr 10	May 29
Kale	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Mar 13 – Mar 27	Apr 25
Broccoli	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Mar 13 – Apr 3	May 12
Cucumber	Apr 1 – Apr 8	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 18
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 1 – Apr 8	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 13
Winter squash	Apr 1 – Apr 8	Apr 29 – May 13	Jul 18
Sweet corn	—	Apr 22 – May 13	Jun 21
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 13 – Apr 3	Jun 11
Garlic	—	Oct 13 – Nov 10 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 27 – Mar 27	Apr 6
Basil	Mar 18 – Apr 1	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 25

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Weaverville'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
1877	Mar 30
1887	Apr 1
1889	May 4
1890	Apr 21
1891	Apr 6
1893	Apr 24
1894	Apr 13
1895	May 14
1896	Apr 9
1897	Apr 18
1903	Apr 24
1904	Apr 21
1905	Apr 18
1906	May 10
1907	Apr 20
1908	Apr 4
1909	May 3
1910	Apr 26
1911	Apr 2
1912	Apr 9
1913	Mar 29
1914	Apr 10
1915	Apr 5
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 10
1918	Apr 14
1919	Apr 27
1920	Apr 15
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 2
1923	Apr 10
1924	Apr 12
1925	Apr 1
1926	Apr 27
1927	Apr 25
1928	Apr 28
1929	Mar 18
1930	Apr 1
1931	Mar 22
1932	Mar 25
1933	Apr 13
1934	Apr 22
1935	Apr 17
1936	Apr 20
1937	Apr 17
1938	Apr 11
1939	Apr 14
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 7
1945	Apr 7
1946	Apr 13
1947	Apr 18
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 20
1950	Apr 22
1951	Apr 18
1952	Apr 8
1953	Apr 22
1954	Mar 22
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Mar 22
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 11
1962	Apr 21
1963	Apr 16
1964	Apr 10
1965	Mar 22
1966	Apr 10
1967	Mar 23
1968	Apr 12
1969	Mar 31
1970	Apr 8
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 26
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 13
1976	Apr 27
1977	Apr 7
1978	Apr 21
1979	Mar 27
1980	Apr 17
1981	Apr 7
1982	Apr 11
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 2
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 19
1989	May 8
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 29
1993	Apr 3
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 3
1996	Apr 10
1997	Apr 18
1998	Apr 11
1999	Mar 28
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 6
2003	Apr 10
2004	May 4
2005	Apr 24
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 30
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 22
2011	Mar 17
2012	Apr 12
2013	Mar 29
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 5
2016	Apr 10
2017	Mar 20
2018	Apr 17
2019	Apr 3
2020	May 10
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 10
2023	Mar 21
2024	Apr 7

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1889	155
1890	182
1891	192
1893	174
1894	181
1895	139
1896	181
1897	199
1903	177
1904	177
1905	177
1906	152
1907	175
1908	182
1909	174
1910	184
1911	213
1912	206
1913	205
1914	199
1915	187
1916	218
1917	185
1918	201
1919	192
1920	197
1921	173
1922	199
1923	195
1924	193
1925	192
1926	180
1927	194
1928	190
1929	231
1930	202
1931	210
1932	195
1933	195
1934	189
1935	172
1936	193
1937	180
1938	193
1939	183
1940	207
1941	222
1942	196
1943	184
1944	198
1945	185
1946	171
1947	208
1948	202
1949	197
1950	196
1951	197
1952	194
1953	191
1954	211
1955	199
1956	201
1957	188
1958	222
1959	202
1960	206
1961	198
1962	185
1963	197
1964	179
1965	216
1966	205
1967	210
1968	175
1969	200
1970	191
1971	211
1972	176
1973	205
1974	176
1975	200
1976	173
1977	193
1978	170
1979	200
1980	202
1981	195
1982	197
1983	197
1984	218
1985	235
1986	202
1987	186
1988	202
1989	164
1990	196
1991	190
1992	173
1993	202
1994	201
1995	209
1996	205
1997	187
1998	194
1999	210
2000	183
2001	171
2002	209
2003	213
2004	188
2005	185
2006	200
2007	202
2008	181
2009	193
2010	228
2011	218
2012	200
2013	209
2014	198
2015	196
2016	223
2017	222
2018	187
2019	211
2020	175
2021	197
2022	190
2023	224
2024	227

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1889	18.7 °C
1890	19.4 °C
1891	19.0 °C
1893	18.8 °C
1894	19.1 °C
1895	19.3 °C
1896	20.3 °C
1897	18.7 °C
1903	18.4 °C
1904	18.2 °C
1905	19.4 °C
1906	19.6 °C
1907	18.1 °C
1908	19.3 °C
1909	18.8 °C
1910	18.4 °C
1911	19.4 °C
1912	19.0 °C
1913	18.8 °C
1914	19.4 °C
1915	19.1 °C
1916	18.8 °C
1917	18.1 °C
1918	18.4 °C
1919	19.1 °C
1920	18.5 °C
1921	19.6 °C
1922	19.4 °C
1923	18.9 °C
1924	18.4 °C
1925	20.3 °C
1926	19.4 °C
1927	19.2 °C
1928	18.4 °C
1929	18.9 °C
1930	19.5 °C
1931	19.9 °C
1932	19.9 °C
1933	20.4 °C
1934	20.4 °C
1935	19.8 °C
1936	20.5 °C
1937	19.7 °C
1938	19.8 °C
1939	20.2 °C
1940	19.1 °C
1941	20.8 °C
1942	20.1 °C
1943	20.0 °C
1944	19.9 °C
1945	19.9 °C
1946	19.4 °C
1947	19.8 °C
1948	20.2 °C
1949	19.7 °C
1950	19.4 °C
1951	19.9 °C
1952	20.4 °C
1953	20.2 °C
1954	20.4 °C
1955	20.2 °C
1956	19.4 °C
1957	20.4 °C
1958	19.8 °C
1959	20.3 °C
1960	19.8 °C
1961	18.5 °C
1962	19.6 °C
1963	19.3 °C
1964	19.8 °C
1965	20.4 °C
1966	19.1 °C
1967	18.3 °C
1968	19.1 °C
1969	19.6 °C
1970	20.3 °C
1971	20.2 °C
1972	19.4 °C
1973	19.9 °C
1974	19.4 °C
1975	20.0 °C
1976	19.1 °C
1977	20.9 °C
1978	20.6 °C
1979	19.2 °C
1980	20.2 °C
1981	19.9 °C
1982	19.6 °C
1983	19.2 °C
1984	18.9 °C
1985	19.7 °C
1986	20.6 °C
1987	20.4 °C
1988	19.8 °C
1989	19.0 °C
1990	19.8 °C
1991	20.6 °C
1992	18.9 °C
1993	20.3 °C
1994	19.7 °C
1995	19.9 °C
1996	19.3 °C
1997	18.6 °C
1998	21.0 °C
1999	20.2 °C
2000	19.6 °C
2001	19.7 °C
2002	20.7 °C
2003	19.6 °C
2004	20.3 °C
2005	20.2 °C
2006	20.3 °C
2007	20.3 °C
2008	20.1 °C
2009	19.9 °C
2010	21.9 °C
2011	21.2 °C
2012	20.9 °C
2013	19.9 °C
2014	20.5 °C
2015	21.6 °C
2016	21.9 °C
2017	21.1 °C
2018	21.2 °C
2019	21.5 °C
2020	19.9 °C
2021	20.1 °C
2022	20.9 °C
2023	20.4 °C
2024	21.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1877, Weaverville's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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