Bent Creek, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station Bent Creek (USC00310724), elevation 2,110 ft. The station is named for Bent Creek, and its coordinates are 1.2 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Bent Creek CDP.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Bent Creek is Apr 26 and the median first fall freeze is Oct 18, for a typical freeze-free season of 175 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after May 12, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 5. The station averages 108 nights per year with a low of 32°F or colder.
Compared with the median of 187 North Carolina stations in this dataset, the median last freeze here is 25 days later than the state median (Apr 1), the median first freeze is 17 days earlier than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #174 of 187 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 32 days, a measure of how variable spring is here.
Freeze probability table
| Threshold | Last spring occurrence | First fall occurrence | Season length (days) 90% / 50% / 10% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early (90% chance of a later freeze) | Median (50%) | Cautious (10% chance of a later freeze) | Early (10% chance by then) | Median (50%) | Late (90% chance by then) | ||
| 36°F (light frost possible) | Apr 21 | May 6 | May 22 | Sep 24 | Oct 9 | Oct 23 | 135 / 155 / 174 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | May 12 | Oct 5 | Oct 18 | Oct 31 | 154 / 175 / 195 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Mar 28 | Apr 12 | Apr 30 | Oct 13 | Oct 28 | Nov 9 | 176 / 197 / 218 |
Read the spring “Cautious” column as the safer planting date: only about 1 year in 10 has a freeze after it. NOAA computes these from daily minimum temperatures at the station; your yard can differ, especially in low spots or at a different elevation.
Planting calendar for Bent Creek
Pick how much frost risk you accept. The calendar applies generic, extension-published timing rules to this station’s dates. See the rules and sources.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Plant outdoors (spring) | Latest fall planting (est.) | Days to harvest |
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Fall estimates count back from the median first fall freeze (32°F for tender crops, 28°F hard freeze for cool-season crops) by the longer days-to-harvest figure. These are rough planning aids, not recommendations for any specific variety; check seed packets and your county extension office.
Towns that use this station as their nearest
Census places within 15 miles whose closest station in this dataset is Bent Creek: Biltmore Forest (4 mi).
Nearby stations
- Asheville 8 SSW, NC — 1 mi; median last freeze Apr 24, first freeze Oct 18
- Enka, NC — 4 mi; median last freeze Apr 12, first freeze Oct 23
- Fletcher 3 W, NC — 6 mi; median last freeze Apr 18, first freeze Oct 21
- Asheville Rgnl AP, NC — 6 mi; median last freeze Apr 9, first freeze Oct 28
- Asheville 13 S, NC — 6 mi; median last freeze Apr 17, first freeze Oct 23
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00310724 · Latitude 35.5044, longitude -82.5967 · Elevation 643 m (2,110 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: S — Standard: meets WMO data-availability standards for 24 or more years. Years of data used: 28.
- Source file: USC00310724.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 05/12 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 04/26 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 04/10 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/05 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 10/18 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 10/31 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 195.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 175.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 154.0 |