New Bern, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station New Bern Craven Co AP (USW00093719), elevation 19 ft. The station is named for New Bern, and its coordinates are 2.4 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for New Bern city.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at New Bern Craven Co AP is Mar 23 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 15, for a typical freeze-free season of 237 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 7, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Nov 1. The station averages 47 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 9 days earlier than the state median (Apr 1), the median first freeze is 11 days later than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #24 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) | Mar 20 | Apr 4 | Apr 19 | Oct 22 | Nov 3 | Nov 18 | 196 / 215 / 236 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 6 | Mar 23 | Apr 7 | Nov 1 | Nov 15 | Dec 1 | 216 / 237 / 263 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 20 | Mar 12 | Mar 28 | Nov 10 | Nov 28 | Dec 21 | 238 / 262 / 295 |
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 New Bern
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 New Bern Craven Co AP: New Bern (2 mi), James City (3 mi), Bridgeton (5 mi).
Nearby stations
- Perrytown, NC — 2 mi; median last freeze Mar 20, first freeze Nov 20
- Reelsboro, NC — 9 mi; median last freeze Mar 21, first freeze Nov 17
- Bayboro 3 SW, NC — 14 mi; median last freeze Mar 30, first freeze Nov 8
- Cherry Point MCAS, NC — 15 mi; median last freeze Mar 19, first freeze Nov 22
- Hofmann Forest, NC — 22 mi; median last freeze Apr 6, first freeze Nov 1
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USW00093719 · Latitude 35.0678, longitude -77.0481 · Elevation 6 m (19 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: S — Standard: meets WMO data-availability standards for 24 or more years. Years of data used: 26.
- Source file: USW00093719.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/07 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/23 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/06 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 11/01 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/15 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 12/01 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 263.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 237.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 216.0 |