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Sprinkler Winterization in North Carolina

In North Carolina, local sprinklers deadlines run from Oct 31 to Nov 23, with a median around Nov 11 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Lawn sprinkler spraying water in low sunlight — blow out irrigation lines before the first hard freeze — North Carolina deadlines city by city
Photo: Pexels

Notable cities

All North Carolina cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
AshevilleOct 31Nov 10View →Checklist
ConcordNov 3Nov 13View →Checklist
KannapolisNov 3Nov 13View →Checklist
CharlotteNov 4Nov 14View →Checklist
Chapel HillNov 4Nov 14View →Checklist
HuntersvilleNov 4Nov 14View →Checklist
GreensboroNov 5Nov 15View →Checklist
HickoryNov 5Nov 15View →Checklist
DurhamNov 6Nov 16View →Checklist
High PointNov 6Nov 16View →Checklist
Rocky MountNov 7Nov 17View →Checklist
JacksonvilleNov 11Nov 21View →Checklist
ApexNov 11Nov 21View →Checklist
GreenvilleNov 12Nov 22View →Checklist
GastoniaNov 12Nov 22View →Checklist
RaleighNov 13Nov 23View →Checklist
Winston-SalemNov 13Nov 23View →Checklist
FayettevilleNov 13Nov 23View →Checklist
CaryNov 13Nov 23View →Checklist
BurlingtonNov 13Nov 23View →Checklist
WilsonNov 16Nov 26View →Checklist
WilmingtonNov 23Dec 3View →Checklist
NovDecAshevilleOct 31ConcordNov 3KannapolisNov 3CharlotteNov 4Chapel HillNov 4HuntersvilleNov 4GreensboroNov 5HickoryNov 5DurhamNov 6High PointNov 6Rocky MountNov 7JacksonvilleNov 11ApexNov 11GreenvilleNov 12GastoniaNov 12RaleighNov 13Winston-SalemNov 13FayettevilleNov 13

Local sprinkler winterization deadlines for North Carolina cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Sprinkler Winterization in North Carolina: related searches

North Carolina homeowners search for: sprinkler blowout cost, irrigation winterization, and "sprinkler winterization near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Sprinkler Winterization guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the sprinkler winterization window shifts in New York and North Dakota.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.