Frost Dates in South Carolina
Across 103 NOAA weather stations in South Carolina, the average last spring frost falls between February 4 at Charleston City and April 26 at Jocassee 8 WNW. At a typical South Carolina station it is around March 26, with the first fall frost around November 9 and a frost-free season of about 231 days.
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A typical South Carolina season
What shapes frost dates in South Carolina
- The frost-free season ranges from 174 days at Jocassee 8 WNW to 321 days at Charleston City.
- Elevation matters: Caesars Head, at 3,200 ft, averages its last frost on April 10, while Edisto Beach Sp, at 5 ft, averages March 1.
- Gardens in valleys and low spots, where cold air settles, often frost a week or more later in spring than the nearest station.
Frost dates at major airports
| Station | Last frost | Safer date | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Co Airport | Mar 29 | Apr 13 | Nov 8 | 227 |
| Beaufort Mcas | Feb 28 | Mar 21 | Dec 3 | 279 |
| Blackville 3 W | Mar 20 | Apr 8 | Nov 13 | 238 |
| Charleston City | Feb 4 | Mar 4 | Dec 30 | 321 |
| Charleston Intl Airport | Mar 7 | Mar 27 | Nov 27 | 266 |
| Clemson Oconee Co Airport | Mar 21 | Apr 7 | Nov 11 | 236 |
| Columbia | Mar 25 | Apr 10 | Nov 7 | 229 |
| Columbia Owens Dwtn Airport | Mar 13 | Mar 31 | Nov 19 | 253 |
| Florence Rgnl Airport | Mar 19 | Apr 5 | Nov 13 | 241 |
| Greenville Dwtn Airport | Mar 16 | Apr 2 | Nov 20 | 250 |
| Greenwood Co Airport | Apr 1 | Apr 18 | Nov 2 | 216 |
| Greer | Mar 28 | Apr 14 | Nov 7 | 224 |
| Mcclellanville 7 NE | Feb 28 | Mar 25 | Dec 1 | 277 |
| N Myrtle Bch Airport | Mar 13 | Mar 31 | Nov 20 | 255 |
| Orangeburg Muni Airport | Mar 15 | Mar 31 | Nov 19 | 249 |
| Rock Hill York Co Airport | Mar 31 | Apr 15 | Nov 4 | 218 |
All 103 weather stations in South Carolina
| Station | Elevation (ft) | Last frost | Safer date | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken 2 E | 542 | Mar 19 | Apr 5 | Nov 14 | 241 |
| Aiken 5SE | 492 | Mar 21 | Apr 6 | Nov 7 | 232 |
| Allendale 2 NW | 180 | Mar 28 | Apr 13 | Nov 7 | 224 |
| Anderson | 800 | Mar 23 | Apr 6 | Nov 11 | 234 |
| Anderson Co Airport | 760 | Mar 29 | Apr 13 | Nov 8 | 227 |
| Andrews | 35 | Mar 23 | Apr 7 | Nov 13 | 237 |
| Bamberg | 156 | Mar 18 | Apr 4 | Nov 12 | 240 |
| Barnwell 5 ENE | 245 | Mar 22 | Apr 9 | Nov 9 | 233 |
| Batesburg | 660 | Mar 20 | Apr 3 | Nov 18 | 244 |
| Beaufort Mcas | 37 | Feb 28 | Mar 21 | Dec 3 | 279 |
| Beaufort Wwtp | 25 | Mar 3 | Mar 20 | Dec 9 | 282 |
| Bishopville 1ENE | 203 | Mar 29 | Apr 11 | Nov 4 | 222 |
| Blackville 3 W | 317 | Mar 20 | Apr 8 | Nov 13 | 238 |
| Brookgreen Gardens | 20 | Mar 18 | Apr 3 | Nov 18 | 247 |
| Cades 4 W | 80 | Mar 27 | Apr 13 | Nov 9 | 227 |
| Caesars Head | 3,200 | Apr 10 | Apr 28 | Nov 2 | 206 |
| Calhoun Falls | 530 | Mar 27 | Apr 11 | Nov 7 | 226 |
| Camden 3 W | 140 | Apr 4 | Apr 18 | Nov 4 | 213 |
| Cedar Creek 2E | 338 | Apr 10 | Apr 23 | Oct 28 | 201 |
| Charleston City | 10 | Feb 4 | Mar 4 | Dec 30 | 321 |
| Charleston Intl Airport | 40 | Mar 7 | Mar 27 | Nov 27 | 266 |
| Cheraw | 150 | Mar 26 | Apr 9 | Nov 9 | 231 |
| Chesnee 7 WSW | 748 | Apr 13 | Apr 27 | Oct 26 | 195 |
| Chester 1 SE | 560 | Apr 3 | Apr 19 | Nov 2 | 213 |
| Chesterfield 3 E | 205 | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Nov 3 | 216 |
| Clarks Hill 1 W | 400 | Mar 15 | Apr 3 | Nov 18 | 252 |
| Clemson Oconee Co Airport | 891 | Mar 21 | Apr 7 | Nov 11 | 236 |
| Clemson Univ | 800 | Apr 1 | Apr 18 | Nov 3 | 217 |
| Clinton | 655 | Mar 29 | Apr 13 | Nov 4 | 219 |
| Columbia | 231 | Mar 25 | Apr 10 | Nov 7 | 229 |
| Columbia Owens Dwtn Airport | 212 | Mar 13 | Mar 31 | Nov 19 | 253 |
| Columbia Univ Of Sc | 223 | Mar 16 | Apr 3 | Nov 16 | 245 |
| Conway | 20 | Mar 15 | Apr 1 | Nov 22 | 254 |
| Darlington | 150 | Mar 30 | Apr 13 | Nov 6 | 221 |
| Dillon | 118 | Mar 28 | Apr 12 | Nov 8 | 227 |
| Edgefield 2.2 ENE | 607 | Mar 16 | Apr 2 | Nov 13 | 244 |
| Edisto Beach Sp | 5 | Mar 1 | Mar 21 | Dec 6 | 280 |
| Edisto Is Middleton Plantation | 12 | Mar 1 | Mar 22 | Dec 6 | 284 |
| Elliott 0.8 NW | 173 | Mar 19 | Apr 4 | Nov 15 | 241 |
| Florence 8 NE | 120 | Mar 22 | Apr 8 | Nov 10 | 235 |
| Florence Rgnl Airport | 146 | Mar 19 | Apr 5 | Nov 13 | 241 |
| Fountain Inn 2 SW | 830 | Mar 29 | Apr 14 | Nov 5 | 222 |
| Georgetown Co Airport | 30 | Mar 12 | Mar 30 | Nov 24 | 258 |
| Graniteville 1.2 NE | 298 | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Nov 1 | 206 |
| Greenville | 960 | Mar 28 | Apr 12 | Nov 7 | 225 |
| Greenville Dwtn Airport | 1,048 | Mar 16 | Apr 2 | Nov 20 | 250 |
| Greenwood | 615 | Mar 26 | Apr 10 | Nov 12 | 233 |
| Greenwood 8NE | 530 | Mar 22 | Apr 8 | Nov 13 | 236 |
| Greenwood Co Airport | 631 | Apr 1 | Apr 18 | Nov 2 | 216 |
| Greer | 940 | Mar 28 | Apr 14 | Nov 7 | 224 |
| Hampton 1S | 95 | Mar 6 | Mar 26 | Nov 26 | 267 |
| Hartsville | 185 | Mar 30 | Apr 13 | Nov 6 | 224 |
| Hemingway 8 ESE | 40 | Mar 23 | Apr 7 | Nov 15 | 240 |
| Holly Hill 1 SW | 95 | Mar 22 | Apr 6 | Nov 12 | 237 |
| Jamestown | 35 | Mar 22 | Apr 8 | Nov 13 | 238 |
| Jocassee 8 WNW | 2,540 | Apr 26 | May 12 | Oct 17 | 174 |
| Johnston 4 SW | 629 | Mar 26 | Apr 11 | Nov 8 | 228 |
| Kingstree | 75 | Mar 29 | Apr 11 | Nov 6 | 223 |
| Lake City 2 SE | 75 | Mar 20 | Apr 5 | Nov 13 | 240 |
| Lake Greenwood | 422 | Apr 1 | Apr 16 | Nov 4 | 217 |
| Laurens | 589 | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Nov 5 | 219 |
| Little Mtn | 711 | Mar 22 | Apr 7 | Nov 11 | 234 |
| Long Creek | 1,625 | Apr 9 | Apr 27 | Oct 29 | 205 |
| Lugoff 2NE | 190 | Mar 27 | Apr 12 | Nov 7 | 226 |
| Manning | 85 | Mar 25 | Apr 11 | Nov 11 | 232 |
| Marion | 75 | Mar 22 | Apr 13 | Nov 11 | 234 |
| Mcclellanville | 12 | Mar 17 | Apr 4 | Nov 21 | 250 |
| Mcclellanville 7 NE | 9 | Feb 28 | Mar 25 | Dec 1 | 277 |
| Mccoll 3 NNW | 190 | Mar 26 | Apr 12 | Nov 8 | 228 |
| Mccormick | 507 | Mar 28 | Apr 13 | Nov 7 | 226 |
| Moncks Corner 4 N | 49 | Mar 10 | Mar 29 | Nov 26 | 265 |
| Mullins | 110 | Mar 26 | Apr 9 | Nov 11 | 233 |
| Myrtle Beach | 39 | Mar 21 | Apr 7 | Nov 13 | 239 |
| N 5NE | 322 | Mar 26 | Apr 11 | Nov 6 | 227 |
| N Myrtle Bch Airport | 32 | Mar 13 | Mar 31 | Nov 20 | 255 |
| Newberry | 513 | Mar 31 | Apr 15 | Nov 7 | 223 |
| Ninety Nine Is | 500 | Apr 20 | May 6 | Oct 24 | 186 |
| Orangeburg 2 | 185 | Mar 13 | Apr 1 | Nov 15 | 249 |
| Orangeburg Muni Airport | 197 | Mar 15 | Mar 31 | Nov 19 | 249 |
| Pageland | 520 | Mar 27 | Apr 9 | Nov 8 | 228 |
| Pelion 0.8 NW | 451 | Mar 28 | Apr 10 | Nov 4 | 221 |
| Pickens | 1,075 | Apr 1 | Apr 18 | Nov 3 | 216 |
| Rock Hill York Co Airport | 669 | Mar 31 | Apr 15 | Nov 4 | 218 |
| Saluda | 480 | Mar 31 | Apr 15 | Nov 4 | 218 |
| Sandhill Rsch - Elgin | 440 | Mar 22 | Apr 10 | Nov 15 | 239 |
| Sandy Springs 2 NE | 765 | Apr 5 | Apr 21 | Oct 30 | 207 |
| Santuck | 520 | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Nov 1 | 210 |
| Spartanburg 3 SSE | 610 | Apr 8 | Apr 23 | Nov 1 | 206 |
| Sullivans Is | 5 | Mar 13 | Mar 30 | Nov 30 | 262 |
| Summerville 4W | 65 | Mar 22 | Apr 7 | Nov 12 | 238 |
| Sumter | 177 | Mar 24 | Apr 7 | Nov 7 | 230 |
| Table Rock | 1,100 | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Nov 1 | 205 |
| Union 8 S | 480 | Apr 6 | Apr 21 | Oct 30 | 207 |
| W Pelzer | 705 | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Nov 4 | 219 |
| Wagener 1SW | 380 | Mar 26 | Apr 10 | Nov 9 | 230 |
| Walhalla | 980 | Apr 11 | Apr 25 | Oct 30 | 203 |
| Walterboro 1 SW | 56 | Mar 19 | Apr 9 | Nov 12 | 239 |
| Wateree Dam | 230 | Mar 23 | Apr 7 | Nov 14 | 237 |
| Wedgefield | 250 | Mar 21 | Apr 9 | Nov 13 | 239 |
| Winnsboro | 530 | Mar 31 | Apr 18 | Nov 6 | 221 |
| Winthrop Univ | 650 | Mar 27 | Apr 11 | Nov 5 | 225 |
| Yemassee 1 N | 44 | Mar 23 | Apr 11 | Nov 6 | 233 |
| York 5 SSE | 660 | Apr 1 | Apr 14 | Nov 3 | 216 |
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Last frost and first frost are averages (a 50% chance of frost later in spring or earlier in fall). Safer date is the spring date with only a 10% chance of a later frost.
Using these dates
Plant hardy crops like peas and spinach several weeks before your last frost, and tender crops like tomatoes and peppers after it, once nights stay above 50°F. The Seed Starting Calculator turns your frost date into sowing and planting dates, and When to Plant Tomatoes explains the timing in detail.
Data: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, 32°F threshold.
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