Manteo, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station Manteo AP (USW00013766), elevation 13 ft. The station is named for Manteo, and its coordinates are 3.0 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Manteo town.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Manteo AP is Mar 15 and the median first fall freeze is Dec 6, for a typical freeze-free season of 266 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Mar 30, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Nov 19. The station averages 28 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 17 days earlier than the state median (Apr 1), the median first freeze is 32 days later than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #6 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 10 | Mar 28 | Apr 12 | Nov 9 | Nov 24 | Dec 10 | 218 / 241 / 264 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Feb 23 | Mar 15 | Mar 30 | Nov 19 | Dec 6 | Dec 27 | 242 / 266 / 293 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 2 | Feb 28 | Mar 19 | Dec 4 | Dec 25 | Jan 14 | 270 / 298 / 326 |
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 Manteo
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 Manteo AP: Manteo (3 mi), Manns Harbor (5 mi), Nags Head (5 mi), Wanchese (6 mi), Kill Devil Hills (7 mi), Kitty Hawk (11 mi), Southern Shores (14 mi).
Nearby stations
- Columbia Ag Gum Neck, NC — 28 mi; median last freeze Mar 29, first freeze Nov 13
- Elizabeth City Cgas, NC — 36 mi; median last freeze Mar 28, first freeze Nov 12
- Elizabeth City, NC — 39 mi; median last freeze Mar 27, first freeze Nov 17
- Fairfield, NC — 43 mi; median last freeze Apr 7, first freeze Nov 4
- Frisco 2NNE, NC — 46 mi; median last freeze Mar 1, first freeze Dec 20
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USW00013766 · Latitude 35.9172, longitude -75.7000 · Elevation 4 m (13 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: R — Representative: meets WMO standards for 10 or more years; gaps filled from surrounding stations. Years of data used: 19.
- Source file: USW00013766.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 03/30 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/15 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 02/23 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 11/19 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 12/06 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 12/27 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 293.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 266.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 242.0 |