When to plant pumpkin in Charlotte

In Charlotte, typical last spring frost is March 18 and typical first fall frost is November 19. Typical last spring frost: March 18. Pumpkin in Charlotte is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 154 days covers the 90–120 days this plant usually needs.

Pumpkin

How to grow Pumpkin Charlotte climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Comfortable in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Pumpkin in Charlotte is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 154 days covers the 90–120 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantApril 27 – June 21

Harvest: July 26 – November 7
Season vs crop: 154 grow days vs 90–120 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): March 18 – November 19

Pumpkin in Charlotte is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 154 days covers the 90–120 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Direct sow
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Local activity windows for this place and growing method. Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.

Suitable growing days in a row154

Days to harvest90–120 days from seed

Apr 27 – Jun 21

Direct sow

Jun 22 – Jul 25

Grow outdoors

Jul 26 – Nov 7

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Apr 27 – Jun 21	Plant outdoors in this window.
Grow outdoors	Jun 22 – Jul 25	Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
Harvest	Jul 26 – Nov 7	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Direct sow
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost (35 seasons (1991–2025)). Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Planting and growing across the year

Planting is the sow / plant-out window. Growing is daytime air versus this plant’s ideal (21 – 35 °C70 – 95 °F21 – 35 °C (70 – 95 °F)) and tolerable (16 – 38 °C61 – 100 °F16 – 38 °C (61 – 100 °F)) ranges.

Ideal / plantable
Tolerable
Too cold
Too hot
Outside window

Planting uses sow / plant-out rules; growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges.

Key dates

Typical last spring frostMarch 18

Low-risk last spring frostApril 4

Typical first fall frostNovember 19

Low-risk first fall frostNovember 7

Frost-free days245

Outdoor sow dateApril 27

Direct sow windowApril 27 – June 21

Suitable growing windowApril 27 – September 27 (154 days)

Expected harvestJuly 26 – November 7

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions: Daytime air from 21 – 35 °C70 – 95 °F21 – 35 °C (70 – 95 °F).
Suitable conditions: Daytime air from 16 – 38 °C61 – 100 °F16 – 38 °C (61 – 100 °F).
Last frost and first frost: Typical spring and fall frost dates for Charlotte, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest: 90–120 days from seed, from typical days to harvest.
Sowing window: Dated sow and harvest bars use frost dates, soil minima, night limits, and last-sow count-back from typical crop timing. Air ratings on the weekly chart colour only weeks inside that same window — see weekly temperatures and windows.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant. Method. Data 35 seasons (1991–2025).

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics.

Based on 35 years (1991–2025) of ERA5-Land data from Open-Meteo, for an area of about 10 km. Typical dates, not a guarantee.

Dates for Charlotte use ERA5-Land cell 35.23, -80.84. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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