Lillington, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station Lillington (USC00314987), elevation 150 ft. The station is named for Lillington, and its coordinates are 0.6 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Lillington town.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Lillington is Mar 30 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 6, for a typical freeze-free season of 223 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 15, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 26. The station averages 77 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 2 days earlier than the state median (Apr 1), the median first freeze is 2 days later than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #69 of 187 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 35 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) | Mar 26 | Apr 12 | May 1 | Oct 16 | Oct 29 | Nov 9 | 180 / 199 / 220 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 11 | Mar 30 | Apr 15 | Oct 26 | Nov 6 | Nov 24 | 201 / 223 / 247 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 21 | Mar 14 | Apr 2 | Nov 4 | Nov 17 | Dec 9 | 225 / 249 / 278 |
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 Lillington
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 Lillington: Lillington (1 mi), Buies Creek (4 mi), Mamers (7 mi), Angier (8 mi), Anderson Creek (12 mi), Barbecue (14 mi).
Nearby stations
- Dunn 4 NW, NC — 9 mi; median last freeze Mar 28, first freeze Nov 7
- Sanford 8 NE, NC — 16 mi; median last freeze Apr 10, first freeze Oct 30
- New Hill, NC — 20 mi; median last freeze Apr 6, first freeze Nov 3
- Garner, NC — 20 mi; median last freeze Apr 1, first freeze Nov 1
- Cary, NC — 22 mi; median last freeze Mar 31, first freeze Nov 10
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00314987 · Latitude 35.4069, longitude -78.8203 · Elevation 46 m (150 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: E — Estimated: fewer complete years at this site; NOAA estimated the normals statistically from nearby stations. Treat these dates with extra caution. Years of data used: 8.
- Source file: USC00314987.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/15 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/30 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/11 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/26 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/06 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/24 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 247.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 223.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 201.0 |