Roxboro, NC frost dates
From NOAA weather station Roxboro 7 ESE (USC00317516), elevation 710 ft. The station is named for Roxboro, and its coordinates are 6.1 miles from the Census Bureau’s internal point for Roxboro city.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Roxboro 7 ESE is Apr 15 and the median first fall freeze is Oct 26, for a typical freeze-free season of 194 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 30, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 12. The station averages 106 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 14 days later than the state median (Apr 1), the median first freeze is 9 days earlier than the state median (Nov 4), and the growing season ranks #144 of 187 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 34 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 12 | Apr 26 | May 13 | Oct 4 | Oct 17 | Oct 30 | 153 / 173 / 194 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 27 | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | Oct 26 | Nov 6 | 174 / 194 / 217 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Mar 14 | Apr 2 | Apr 17 | Oct 21 | Nov 3 | Nov 19 | 196 / 217 / 241 |
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 Roxboro
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 Roxboro 7 ESE: Roxboro (6 mi), Rougemont (9 mi).
Nearby stations
- Oxford Ag, NC — 16 mi; median last freeze Mar 30, first freeze Nov 6
- Yanceyville 4 SE, NC — 21 mi; median last freeze Mar 31, first freeze Nov 4
- Durham, NC — 21 mi; median last freeze Apr 2, first freeze Nov 4
- Henderson 2 NNW, NC — 26 mi; median last freeze Apr 16, first freeze Oct 26
- Henderson 4 NNE, NC — 28 mi; median last freeze Mar 28, first freeze Nov 9
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00317516 · Latitude 36.3464, longitude -78.8858 · Elevation 216 m (710 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: S — Standard: meets WMO data-availability standards for 24 or more years. Years of data used: 24.
- Source file: USC00317516.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/30 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 04/15 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/27 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/12 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 10/26 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/06 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 217.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 194.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 174.0 |