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Garden Planting-Window Finder

Explore historical spring and fall freeze dates and the growing season at weather stations.

1991–2020 · Snapshot retrieved 2026-10-02 · Saved example: NC

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Garden Planting-Window FinderPublished growing-season length. 140 days to 293 days. NOAA weather-station locations. Exact values follow in the table.Garden Planting-Window Finder1991–2020 · North Carolina · planning offset 0 weeks32°F (freeze) · 50%North CarolinaOCRACOKE, NC: 293 daysFRISCO 2NNE, NC: 292 daysCAPE HATTERAS AP, NC: 290 daysATLANTIC BEACH WTP, NC: 286 daysAURORA 6 N, NC: 272 daysMANTEO AP, NC: 266 daysBEAUFORT MICHAEL J SMITH FLD, NC: 265 daysCEDAR IS, NC: 261 daysSWANQUARTER FERRY, NC: 253 daysGOLDSBORO 4 SE, NC: 250 daysCHERRY POINT MCAS, NC: 249 daysMOREHEAD CITY 2 WNW, NC: 249 daysWILMINGTON INTL AP, NC: 247 daysPERRYTOWN, NC: 246 daysSHALLOTTE AG, NC: 243 daysREELSBORO, NC: 242 daysWILMINGTON 7 SE, NC: 241 daysNEW RIVER MCAF, NC: 240 daysLAURINBURG, NC: 239 daysSOUTHPORT 5 N, NC: 239 daysWILLIAMSTON 1 E, NC: 239 daysEDENTON, NC: 238 daysELIZABETH CITY, NC: 238 daysNEW BERN CRAVEN CO AP, NC: 237 daysWASHINGTON WWTP 4W, NC: 237 daysFAYETTEVILLE RGNL AP, NC: 236 daysNEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY WFO, NC: 236 daysWILSON 3 SW, NC: 236 daysJACKSON SPRINGS 5 WNW, NC: 235 daysLUMBERTON, NC: 234 daysBELHAVEN 3 NE, NC: 233 daysLUMBERTON MUNI AP, NC: 233 daysSURF CITY, NC: 233 daysKINSTON AG RSCH, NC: 232 daysSNOW HILL WASTE WATER TREAMENT, NC: 232 daysCOLUMBIA AG GUM NECK, NC: 231 daysGOLDSBORO AG 1 N, NC: 231 daysLONGWOOD, NC: 231 daysTRYON, NC: 231 daysWADESBORO, NC: 231 daysCATAWBA 5 SW, NC: 230 daysELIZABETH CITY CGAS, NC: 230 daysGASTONIA MUNI AP, NC: 230 daysROANOKE RAPIDS AP, NC: 230 daysRALEIGH STATE UNIV, NC: 229 daysGASTONIA, NC: 228 daysLAURINBURG MAXTON AP, NC: 228 daysWINSTON SALEM RYNLDS AP, NC: 228 daysAPEX, NC: 227 daysFAYETTEVILLE (PWC), NC: 227 daysGREENVILLE, NC: 227 daysHENDERSON 4 NNE, NC: 227 daysMOORES CREEK NB, NC: 227 daysRALEIGH 4 SW, NC: 227 daysBURLINGTON FIRE STN #5, NC: 226 daysCARY, NC: 226 daysCLINTON 2 NE, NC: 226 daysDUNN 4 NW, NC: 226 daysELIZABETHTOWN, NC: 226 daysMT OLIVE 6SE, NC: 226 daysTARBORO 1 S, NC: 226 daysWILMINGTON 7 N, NC: 226 daysCLAYTON 3E, NC: 225 daysBAYBORO 3 SW, NC: 224 daysJACKSONVILLE EOC, NC: 224 daysRANDLEMAN, NC: 224 daysWHITEVILLE 7 NW, NC: 224 daysLEWISTON, NC: 223 daysLILLINGTON, NC: 223 daysROCKY MT 8 ESE, NC: 223 daysCHAPEL HILL WILLIAMS AP, NC: 222 daysOXFORD AG, NC: 222 daysROANOKE RAPIDS, NC: 222 daysCHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AP, NC: 221 daysCHATHAM WTP, NC: 221 daysPLYMOUTH 5 E, NC: 221 daysALBEMARLE, NC: 220 daysHAMLET, NC: 220 daysHIGH PT, NC: 220 daysMONROE AP, NC: 220 daysPIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AP, NC: 220 daysSILER CITY 2 N, NC: 220 daysSMITHFIELD, NC: 220 daysWALLACE 1SE, NC: 220 daysCARTHAGE WTP, NC: 219 daysHICKORY FAA AP, NC: 219 daysLUMBER RVR SP, NC: 219 daysRALEIGH DURHAM INTL AP, NC: 219 daysROCKY MT WILSON AP, NC: 219 daysCHAPEL HILL 2 W, NC: 218 daysYANCEYVILLE 4 SE, NC: 218 daysARCOLA, NC: 217 daysDURHAM 11 W, NC: 217 daysDURHAM, NC: 217 daysGREENSBORO WTP, NC: 217 daysKINSTON 7 SE, NC: 217 daysTAYLORSVILLE, NC: 217 daysWILLARD 4 SW, NC: 217 daysBURLINGTON ALAMANCE AP, NC: 215 daysCONCORD, NC: 215 daysHAW RVR 1E, NC: 215 daysRAEFORD, NC: 214 daysRICHLANDS, NC: 214 daysFALLS LAKE, NC: 213 daysGARNER, NC: 213 daysMONROE 2 SE, NC: 213 daysREIDSVILLE 2 NW, NC: 213 daysCLAYTON WTP, NC: 211 daysFAIRFIELD, NC: 211 daysJACKSON, NC: 211 daysCANE CREEK RSVR, NC: 210 daysWATERVILLE 2, NC: 210 daysMARION, NC: 209 daysNEW HILL, NC: 209 daysRURAL HALL, NC: 209 daysMURFREESBORO, NC: 208 daysSALISBURY, NC: 208 daysW KERR SCOTT RESV, NC: 208 daysASHEBORO 2 W, NC: 207 daysLAKE LURE 2, NC: 207 daysLENOIR, NC: 207 daysN FK 2, NC: 206 daysASHEVILLE, NC: 205 daysHOFMANN FOREST, NC: 204 daysPFAFFTOWN, NC: 204 daysWARSAW 5 E, NC: 204 daysSALISBURY 9 WNW, NC: 203 daysSANFORD 8 NE, NC: 203 daysDANBURY, NC: 202 daysMORGANTON, NC: 202 daysASHEVILLE RGNL AP, NC: 201 daysEDEN, NC: 201 daysHOT SPRINGS, NC: 201 daysLINCOLNTON 4 W, NC: 201 daysLOUISBURG, NC: 201 daysN WILKESBORO, NC: 201 daysLEXINGTON, NC: 199 daysFOREST CITY 8 W, NC: 198 daysVALE AG 2 SW, NC: 198 daysENKA, NC: 195 daysSHELBY 2 NW, NC: 195 daysELKIN, NC: 194 daysROBBINSVILLE AG 5 NE, NC: 194 daysROXBORO 7 ESE, NC: 194 daysHENDERSON 2 NNW, NC: 193 daysLAKE TOXAWAY 2 SW, NC: 193 daysTAPOCO, NC: 193 daysHENDERSONVILLE 1 NE, NC: 192 daysMOCKSVILLE 5SE, NC: 192 daysSTATESVILLE 2 NNE, NC: 191 daysYADKINVILLE 6 E, NC: 191 daysANDREWS, NC: 189 daysBRYSON CITY 4, NC: 189 daysFLAT SPRINGS 1E, NC: 188 daysASHEVILLE 13 S, NC: 187 daysFRANKLIN, NC: 187 daysCHEROKEE, NC: 186 daysFLETCHER 3 W, NC: 186 daysMT AIRY 2 W, NC: 186 daysPISGAH FOREST 3 NE, NC: 186 daysBREVARD, NC: 185 daysCANDLER 1 W, NC: 185 daysBLACK MTN 2 W, NC: 184 daysCULLOWHEE, NC: 184 daysSWANNANOA 2 SSE, NC: 184 daysOLD FT AG 3 W, NC: 183 daysHAYESVILLE 1 NE, NC: 182 daysBURNSVILLE AG, NC: 180 daysMURPHY 4ESE, NC: 180 daysSPARTA 3.5 SSW, NC: 180 daysBLOWING ROCK 1NW, NC: 178 daysSPRUCE PINE 2 NE, NC: 177 daysASHEVILLE 8 SSW, NC: 175 daysBENT CREEK, NC: 175 daysCOWEETA EXP STN, NC: 175 daysMARSHALL, NC: 173 daysCELO 2 S, NC: 171 daysBANNER ELK, NC: 167 daysHIGHLANDS, NC: 167 daysWAYNESVILLE 1 E, NC: 167 daysCATALOOCHEE, NC: 164 daysBOONE 1 SE, NC: 163 daysGRANDFATHER MTN, NC: 160 daysBEECH MTN, NC: 159 daysTRANSOU, NC: 158 daysJEFFERSON 2 E, NC: 154 daysMT MITCHELL, NC: 140 daysPublished growing-season length140 days to 293 daysReference points; table includes unplotted places · gray = unavailable · NOAA · Climate Normals · 2026-10-02 · MapifyStats

187 plotted of 187 matching places. Published growing-season length: 140 days to 293 days. NOAA weather-station locations. Gray means unavailable; exact values follow in the table.

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ALBEMARLE, NC

USC00310090 · 1991–2020

220 days

Published growing-season length

Published growing-season length
220 days
Last spring occurrence (or later)
Mar 29
First autumn occurrence (or earlier)
Nov 4
Source years used
25 years
Spring completeness flag
R
Fall completeness flag
R

Comparison

ANDREWS, NC

USC00310184 · 1991–2020

189 days

Published growing-season length

Published growing-season length
189 days
Last spring occurrence (or later)
Apr 17
First autumn occurrence (or earlier)
Oct 23
Source years used
14 years
Spring completeness flag
R
Fall completeness flag
R

Your historical planting calendar

The offset moves your planning date relative to the selected spring threshold. It does not change the source freeze probabilities.

ALBEMARLE, NC

Spring threshold date
Mar 29
Your offset planning date
Mar 29
Autumn threshold date
Nov 4

ANDREWS, NC

Spring threshold date
Apr 17
Your offset planning date
Apr 17
Autumn threshold date
Oct 23

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1991–2020 · Published growing-season length · rows 1–40 of 187
PlaceIdentifierStatePublished growing-season length
OCRACOKEUSC00316349NC293 days
FRISCO 2NNEUSC00313336NC292 days
CAPE HATTERAS APUSW00093729NC290 days
ATLANTIC BEACH WTPUSC00310356NC286 days
AURORA 6 NUSC00310375NC272 days
MANTEO APUSW00013766NC266 days
BEAUFORT MICHAEL J SMITH FLDUSW00093765NC265 days
CEDAR ISUSC00311606NC261 days
SWANQUARTER FERRYUSC00318450NC253 days
GOLDSBORO 4 SEUSW00013713NC250 days
CHERRY POINT MCASUSW00013754NC249 days
MOREHEAD CITY 2 WNWUSC00315830NC249 days
WILMINGTON INTL APUSW00013748NC247 days
PERRYTOWNUSC00316676NC246 days
SHALLOTTE AGUSC00317813NC243 days
REELSBOROUSC00317170NC242 days
WILMINGTON 7 SEUSC00319461NC241 days
NEW RIVER MCAFUSW00093727NC240 days
LAURINBURGUSC00314860NC239 days
SOUTHPORT 5 NUSC00318113NC239 days
WILLIAMSTON 1 EUSC00319440NC239 days
EDENTONUSC00312635NC238 days
ELIZABETH CITYUSC00312719NC238 days
NEW BERN CRAVEN CO APUSW00093719NC237 days
WASHINGTON WWTP 4WUSC00319100NC237 days
FAYETTEVILLE RGNL APUSW00093740NC236 days
NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY WFOUSC00316096NC236 days
WILSON 3 SWUSC00319476NC236 days
JACKSON SPRINGS 5 WNWUSC00314464NC235 days
LUMBERTONUSC00315177NC234 days
BELHAVEN 3 NEUSC00310674NC233 days
LUMBERTON MUNI APUSW00013776NC233 days
SURF CITYUSC00318380NC233 days
KINSTON AG RSCHUSC00314689NC232 days
SNOW HILL WASTE WATER TREAMENTUSC00318066NC232 days
COLUMBIA AG GUM NECKUSC00311949NC231 days
GOLDSBORO AG 1 NUSC00313503NC231 days
LONGWOODUSC00315116NC231 days
TRYONUSC00318744NC231 days
WADESBOROUSC00318964NC231 days

How to read these numbers

Published 1991–2020 NOAA station normals, not a forecast or a guarantee for an individual garden. Spring dates express probability of the last threshold occurrence on that date or later; fall dates express probability of the first occurrence on that date or earlier. Growing-season length expresses the probability of at least that many days and is independently published: it is not computed by subtracting the two date quantiles. Published MM/DD calendar dates are preserved; leap-year ordinals are only an internal plotting coordinate. Local terrain and distance from a station matter. Special no-freeze, year-round risk and missing values are unavailable rather than fabricated dates.

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