Montreat, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station N Fk 2 (USC00316236), elevation 2,480 ft. The nearest Census place to the station coordinates is Montreat town, 2.7 miles away.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at N Fk 2 is Apr 5 and the median first fall freeze is Oct 31, for a typical freeze-free season of 206 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 22, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 16. The station averages 64 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 4 days later than the state median (Apr 1), the median first freeze is 4 days earlier than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #122 of 187 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 33 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 4 | Apr 21 | May 11 | Oct 8 | Oct 21 | Nov 3 | 159 / 183 / 203 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 20 | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Oct 16 | Oct 31 | Nov 16 | 187 / 206 / 228 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Mar 5 | Mar 24 | Apr 7 | Oct 28 | Nov 10 | Nov 30 | 208 / 231 / 258 |
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 Montreat
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 N Fk 2: Montreat (3 mi), Barnardsville (10 mi).
Nearby stations
- Black Mtn 2 W, NC — 4 mi; median last freeze Apr 19, first freeze Oct 23
- Swannanoa 2 SSE, NC — 7 mi; median last freeze Apr 22, first freeze Oct 24
- Mt Mitchell, NC — 8 mi; median last freeze May 16, first freeze Oct 4
- Old Ft Ag 3 W, NC — 12 mi; median last freeze Apr 21, first freeze Oct 23
- Asheville, NC — 13 mi; median last freeze Apr 6, first freeze Oct 31
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00316236 · Latitude 35.6631, longitude -82.3444 · Elevation 756 m (2,480 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: 4.
- Source file: USC00316236.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/22 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 04/05 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/20 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/16 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 10/31 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/16 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 228.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 206.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 187.0 |