When to plant in Winterville, NC

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 8

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 24

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 8

1 year in 10 by Oct 28

Frost-free days

228

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Greenville · 12.3 km away · station 10 m, town 21 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 11 – Feb 25	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 2
Sweet pepper	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 7
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 20 – Jan 27	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 5
Peas	—	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Apr 6
Bush beans	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	May 21
Carrot	—	Mar 3 – Apr 14	May 2
Beet	—	Feb 24 – Apr 7	Apr 15
Potato	—	Mar 3 – Mar 24	May 12
Kale	Jan 13 – Jan 27	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 8
Broccoli	Jan 13 – Jan 27	Feb 24 – Mar 17	Apr 25
Cucumber	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 28
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 23
Winter squash	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 27
Sweet corn	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	May 31
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 24 – Mar 17	May 25
Garlic	—	Oct 25 – Nov 22 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 10 – Mar 10	Mar 20
Basil	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 4

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Winterville'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
1899	Apr 21
1914	Apr 10
1915	Apr 5
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 10
1918	Apr 6
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 11
1922	Mar 23
1923	Apr 10
1924	Apr 4
1925	Mar 16
1926	Apr 20
1927	Mar 6
1928	Apr 17
1929	Mar 19
1930	Apr 25
1931	Mar 24
1932	Mar 17
1933	Mar 30
1934	Mar 25
1935	Mar 15
1936	Apr 4
1937	Mar 28
1938	Mar 1
1939	Apr 14
1956	Apr 1
1957	Apr 16
1958	Mar 23
1959	Mar 29
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 21
1962	Apr 17
1963	Mar 23
1964	Apr 2
1965	Apr 1
1966	Apr 11
1967	Mar 24
1968	Mar 25
1969	Apr 1
1970	Mar 17
1971	Mar 31
1972	Apr 10
1974	Mar 27
1975	Apr 6
1976	Apr 13
1977	Mar 25
1978	Mar 11
1979	Mar 17
1980	Mar 15
1981	Apr 7
1982	Apr 7
1983	Mar 26
1985	Apr 10
1986	Mar 22
1987	Apr 1
1988	Mar 22
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 8
1991	Mar 16
1992	Apr 6
1993	Mar 20
1994	Mar 17
1995	Mar 26
1996	Apr 8
1997	Apr 11
1998	Mar 13
1999	Mar 23
2000	Mar 14
2001	Mar 28
2002	Apr 7
2003	Mar 11
2004	Apr 6
2005	Mar 15
2006	Mar 25
2007	Apr 10
2008	Mar 10
2009	Mar 22
2010	Mar 7
2011	Mar 29
2012	Mar 11
2013	Mar 29
2014	Mar 27
2015	Mar 29
2016	Apr 10
2017	Mar 24
2018	Mar 27
2019	Mar 7
2020	Mar 8
2021	Apr 3
2022	Apr 10
2023	Mar 21
2024	Feb 22
2025	Mar 3
2026	Mar 29

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1914	200
1915	212
1916	207
1917	186
1918	210
1919	193
1922	222
1924	227
1925	208
1926	190
1927	245
1928	205
1929	236
1930	179
1932	240
1933	223
1934	203
1935	253
1936	209
1938	258
1939	201
1956	223
1957	193
1959	225
1960	196
1961	189
1962	190
1963	221
1964	205
1965	214
1966	202
1967	218
1968	215
1969	205
1970	214
1971	221
1972	192
1974	190
1975	207
1976	192
1977	232
1978	259
1979	223
1980	232
1981	195
1982	197
1983	215
1985	227
1986	235
1987	203
1988	204
1989	218
1990	203
1991	233
1992	196
1993	226
1994	239
1995	223
1996	208
1997	219
1998	238
1999	225
2000	246
2001	213
2002	234
2003	263
2004	217
2005	240
2006	214
2007	210
2008	233
2009	229
2010	245
2011	214
2012	236
2013	210
2014	219
2015	238
2016	216
2017	231
2018	228
2019	246
2020	255
2021	226
2022	221
2023	225
2024	280
2025	259

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1914	22.0 °C
1915	22.8 °C
1916	22.2 °C
1917	21.7 °C
1918	21.8 °C
1919	22.0 °C
1922	23.0 °C
1923	22.6 °C
1924	22.2 °C
1925	23.3 °C
1926	22.9 °C
1927	22.1 °C
1928	22.6 °C
1929	22.5 °C
1930	23.3 °C
1932	23.2 °C
1933	23.5 °C
1934	23.7 °C
1936	23.0 °C
1937	23.2 °C
1938	23.3 °C
1939	22.8 °C
1956	22.2 °C
1957	23.2 °C
1958	22.6 °C
1959	23.1 °C
1960	22.9 °C
1961	22.3 °C
1962	22.4 °C
1963	22.1 °C
1964	22.8 °C
1965	22.8 °C
1966	21.9 °C
1967	21.3 °C
1968	22.0 °C
1969	22.4 °C
1970	22.8 °C
1971	21.6 °C
1972	21.5 °C
1974	21.9 °C
1975	22.6 °C
1976	21.8 °C
1977	23.3 °C
1978	22.2 °C
1979	22.0 °C
1980	23.0 °C
1981	22.3 °C
1982	21.9 °C
1983	22.0 °C
1985	22.6 °C
1986	23.1 °C
1987	23.2 °C
1988	22.3 °C
1989	22.5 °C
1990	22.7 °C
1991	23.6 °C
1992	22.0 °C
1993	23.2 °C
1994	22.7 °C
1995	22.9 °C
1996	22.6 °C
1997	21.5 °C
1998	23.4 °C
1999	22.8 °C
2000	22.6 °C
2001	22.6 °C
2002	23.6 °C
2003	22.9 °C
2004	23.4 °C
2005	23.2 °C
2006	22.9 °C
2007	23.1 °C
2008	23.2 °C
2009	23.1 °C
2010	24.7 °C
2011	24.1 °C
2012	23.1 °C
2013	22.6 °C
2014	23.0 °C
2015	23.8 °C
2016	23.8 °C
2017	23.9 °C
2018	24.2 °C
2019	24.5 °C
2020	22.9 °C
2021	23.2 °C
2022	23.3 °C
2023	22.9 °C
2024	23.9 °C
2025	23.8 °C
2026	24.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1899, Winterville's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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