South Carolina Frost Dates
South Carolina has 103 NOAA weather stations with freeze records in the 1991–2020 climate normals. The typical last spring frost ranges from February 4 at Charleston City to April 26 at Jocassee 8 Wnw; at half the stations it has come by March 26. The first fall frost typically arrives between October 17 at Jocassee 8 Wnw and December 30 at Charleston City, with a median of November 9.
The growing season between the typical frosts runs from 174 days at Jocassee 8 Wnw to 321 days at Charleston City; 231 days at the median station.
Every station in South Carolina
Typical dates have a 50% chance of a frost after them in spring, and before them in fall; safer dates, 10%. A garden can differ from its nearest station, especially in a valley or on a hillside: see why your garden may differ.
| Station | Elevation | Last frost | Safer | First frost | Safer | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken 2 E | 542 ft | Mar 19 | Apr 5 | Nov 14 | Nov 1 | 241 |
| Aiken 5se | 492 ft | Mar 21 | Apr 6 | Nov 7 | Oct 25 | 232 |
| Allendale 2 Nw | 180 ft | Mar 28 | Apr 13 | Nov 7 | Oct 23 | 224 |
| Anderson Co Ap | 760 ft | Mar 29 | Apr 13 | Nov 8 | Oct 26 | 227 |
| Anderson | 800 ft | Mar 23 | Apr 6 | Nov 11 | Oct 31 | 234 |
| Andrews | 35 ft | Mar 23 | Apr 7 | Nov 13 | Nov 1 | 237 |
| Bamberg | 156 ft | Mar 18 | Apr 4 | Nov 12 | Nov 1 | 240 |
| Barnwell 5 Ene | 245 ft | Mar 22 | Apr 9 | Nov 9 | Oct 30 | 233 |
| Batesburg | 660 ft | Mar 20 | Apr 3 | Nov 18 | Nov 2 | 244 |
| Beaufort Mcas | 37 ft | Feb 28 | Mar 21 | Dec 3 | Nov 14 | 279 |
| Beaufort Wwtp | 25 ft | Mar 3 | Mar 20 | Dec 9 | Nov 21 | 282 |
| Bishopville 1ene | 203 ft | Mar 29 | Apr 11 | Nov 4 | Oct 23 | 222 |
| Blackville 3 W | 317 ft | Mar 20 | Apr 8 | Nov 13 | Oct 29 | 238 |
| Brookgreen Gardens | 20 ft | Mar 18 | Apr 3 | Nov 18 | Nov 4 | 247 |
| Cades 4 W | 80 ft | Mar 27 | Apr 13 | Nov 9 | Oct 26 | 227 |
| Caesars Head | 3,200 ft | Apr 10 | Apr 28 | Nov 2 | Oct 22 | 206 |
| Calhoun Falls | 530 ft | Mar 27 | Apr 11 | Nov 7 | Oct 26 | 226 |
| Camden 3 W | 140 ft | Apr 4 | Apr 18 | Nov 4 | Oct 21 | 213 |
| Cedar Creek 2e | 338 ft | Apr 10 | Apr 23 | Oct 28 | Oct 15 | 201 |
| Charleston City | 10 ft | Feb 4 | Mar 4 | Dec 30 | Dec 2 | 321 |
| Charleston Intl Ap | 40 ft | Mar 7 | Mar 27 | Nov 27 | Nov 8 | 266 |
| Cheraw | 150 ft | Mar 26 | Apr 9 | Nov 9 | Oct 29 | 231 |
| Chesnee 7 Wsw | 748 ft | Apr 13 | Apr 27 | Oct 26 | Oct 15 | 195 |
| Chester 1 Se | 560 ft | Apr 3 | Apr 19 | Nov 2 | Oct 20 | 213 |
| Chesterfield 3 E | 205 ft | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Nov 3 | Oct 21 | 216 |
| Clarks Hill 1 W | 400 ft | Mar 15 | Apr 3 | Nov 18 | Nov 3 | 252 |
| Clemson Oconee Co Ap | 891 ft | Mar 21 | Apr 7 | Nov 11 | Oct 28 | 236 |
| Clemson Univ | 800 ft | Apr 1 | Apr 18 | Nov 3 | Oct 21 | 217 |
| Clinton | 655 ft | Mar 29 | Apr 13 | Nov 4 | Oct 21 | 219 |
| Columbia Owens Dwtn Ap | 212 ft | Mar 13 | Mar 31 | Nov 19 | Nov 5 | 253 |
| Columbia Univ Of Sc | 223 ft | Mar 16 | Apr 3 | Nov 16 | Nov 2 | 245 |
| Columbia | 231 ft | Mar 25 | Apr 10 | Nov 7 | Oct 26 | 229 |
| Conway | 20 ft | Mar 15 | Apr 1 | Nov 22 | Nov 5 | 254 |
| Darlington | 150 ft | Mar 30 | Apr 13 | Nov 6 | Oct 26 | 221 |
| Dillon | 118 ft | Mar 28 | Apr 12 | Nov 8 | Oct 27 | 227 |
| Edgefield 2.2 Ene | 607 ft | Mar 16 | Apr 2 | Nov 13 | Oct 30 | 244 |
| Edisto Beach Sp | 5 ft | Mar 1 | Mar 21 | Dec 6 | Nov 15 | 280 |
| Edisto Is Middleton Plantation | 12 ft | Mar 1 | Mar 22 | Dec 6 | Nov 15 | 284 |
| Elliott 0.8 Nw | 173 ft | Mar 19 | Apr 4 | Nov 15 | Oct 31 | 241 |
| Florence 8 Ne | 120 ft | Mar 22 | Apr 8 | Nov 10 | Oct 31 | 235 |
| Florence Rgnl Ap | 146 ft | Mar 19 | Apr 5 | Nov 13 | Nov 1 | 241 |
| Fountain Inn 2 Sw | 830 ft | Mar 29 | Apr 14 | Nov 5 | Oct 24 | 222 |
| Georgetown Co Ap | 30 ft | Mar 12 | Mar 30 | Nov 24 | Nov 6 | 258 |
| Graniteville 1.2 Ne | 298 ft | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Nov 1 | Oct 20 | 206 |
| Greenville Dwtn Ap | 1,048 ft | Mar 16 | Apr 2 | Nov 20 | Nov 4 | 250 |
| Greenville | 960 ft | Mar 28 | Apr 12 | Nov 7 | Oct 24 | 225 |
| Greenwood 8ne | 530 ft | Mar 22 | Apr 8 | Nov 13 | Nov 1 | 236 |
| Greenwood Co Ap | 631 ft | Apr 1 | Apr 18 | Nov 2 | Oct 20 | 216 |
| Greenwood | 615 ft | Mar 26 | Apr 10 | Nov 12 | Oct 28 | 233 |
| Greer | 940 ft | Mar 28 | Apr 14 | Nov 7 | Oct 26 | 224 |
| Hampton 1s | 95 ft | Mar 6 | Mar 26 | Nov 26 | Nov 6 | 267 |
| Hartsville | 185 ft | Mar 30 | Apr 13 | Nov 6 | Oct 26 | 224 |
| Hemingway 8 Ese | 40 ft | Mar 23 | Apr 7 | Nov 15 | Nov 1 | 240 |
| Holly Hill 1 Sw | 95 ft | Mar 22 | Apr 6 | Nov 12 | Oct 31 | 237 |
| Jamestown | 35 ft | Mar 22 | Apr 8 | Nov 13 | Nov 1 | 238 |
| Jocassee 8 Wnw | 2,540 ft | Apr 26 | May 12 | Oct 17 | Oct 5 | 174 |
| Johnston 4 Sw | 629 ft | Mar 26 | Apr 11 | Nov 8 | Oct 25 | 228 |
| Kingstree | 75 ft | Mar 29 | Apr 11 | Nov 6 | Oct 23 | 223 |
| Lake City 2 Se | 75 ft | Mar 20 | Apr 5 | Nov 13 | Oct 30 | 240 |
| Lake Greenwood | 422 ft | Apr 1 | Apr 16 | Nov 4 | Oct 23 | 217 |
| Laurens | 589 ft | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Nov 5 | Oct 23 | 219 |
| Little Mtn | 711 ft | Mar 22 | Apr 7 | Nov 11 | Oct 29 | 234 |
| Long Creek | 1,625 ft | Apr 9 | Apr 27 | Oct 29 | Oct 13 | 205 |
| Lugoff 2ne | 190 ft | Mar 27 | Apr 12 | Nov 7 | Oct 27 | 226 |
| Manning | 85 ft | Mar 25 | Apr 11 | Nov 11 | Oct 30 | 232 |
| Marion | 75 ft | Mar 22 | Apr 13 | Nov 11 | Oct 30 | 234 |
| Mcclellanville 7 Ne | 9 ft | Feb 28 | Mar 25 | Dec 1 | Nov 11 | 277 |
| Mcclellanville | 12 ft | Mar 17 | Apr 4 | Nov 21 | Nov 4 | 250 |
| Mccoll 3 Nnw | 190 ft | Mar 26 | Apr 12 | Nov 8 | Oct 26 | 228 |
| Mccormick | 507 ft | Mar 28 | Apr 13 | Nov 7 | Oct 25 | 226 |
| Moncks Corner 4 N | 49 ft | Mar 10 | Mar 29 | Nov 26 | Nov 7 | 265 |
| Mullins | 110 ft | Mar 26 | Apr 9 | Nov 11 | Nov 1 | 233 |
| Myrtle Beach | 39 ft | Mar 21 | Apr 7 | Nov 13 | Oct 31 | 239 |
| N 5ne | 322 ft | Mar 26 | Apr 11 | Nov 6 | Oct 25 | 227 |
| N Myrtle Bch Ap | 32 ft | Mar 13 | Mar 31 | Nov 20 | Nov 4 | 255 |
| Newberry | 513 ft | Mar 31 | Apr 15 | Nov 7 | Oct 26 | 223 |
| Ninety Nine Is | 500 ft | Apr 20 | May 6 | Oct 24 | Oct 11 | 186 |
| Orangeburg 2 | 185 ft | Mar 13 | Apr 1 | Nov 15 | Nov 1 | 249 |
| Orangeburg Muni Ap | 197 ft | Mar 15 | Mar 31 | Nov 19 | Nov 3 | 249 |
| Pageland | 520 ft | Mar 27 | Apr 9 | Nov 8 | Oct 28 | 228 |
| Pelion 0.8 Nw | 451 ft | Mar 28 | Apr 10 | Nov 4 | Oct 23 | 221 |
| Pickens | 1,075 ft | Apr 1 | Apr 18 | Nov 3 | Oct 21 | 216 |
| Rock Hill York Co Ap | 669 ft | Mar 31 | Apr 15 | Nov 4 | Oct 23 | 218 |
| Saluda | 480 ft | Mar 31 | Apr 15 | Nov 4 | Oct 21 | 218 |
| Sandhill Rsch - Elgin | 440 ft | Mar 22 | Apr 10 | Nov 15 | Nov 1 | 239 |
| Sandy Springs 2 Ne | 765 ft | Apr 5 | Apr 21 | Oct 30 | Oct 17 | 207 |
| Santuck | 520 ft | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Nov 1 | Oct 19 | 210 |
| Spartanburg 3 Sse | 610 ft | Apr 8 | Apr 23 | Nov 1 | Oct 17 | 206 |
| Sullivans Is | 5 ft | Mar 13 | Mar 30 | Nov 30 | Nov 11 | 262 |
| Summerville 4w | 65 ft | Mar 22 | Apr 7 | Nov 12 | Oct 29 | 238 |
| Sumter | 177 ft | Mar 24 | Apr 7 | Nov 7 | Oct 28 | 230 |
| Table Rock | 1,100 ft | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Nov 1 | Oct 17 | 205 |
| Union 8 S | 480 ft | Apr 6 | Apr 21 | Oct 30 | Oct 17 | 207 |
| W Pelzer | 705 ft | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Nov 4 | Oct 22 | 219 |
| Wagener 1sw | 380 ft | Mar 26 | Apr 10 | Nov 9 | Oct 27 | 230 |
| Walhalla | 980 ft | Apr 11 | Apr 25 | Oct 30 | Oct 17 | 203 |
| Walterboro 1 Sw | 56 ft | Mar 19 | Apr 9 | Nov 12 | Oct 29 | 239 |
| Wateree Dam | 230 ft | Mar 23 | Apr 7 | Nov 14 | Nov 1 | 237 |
| Wedgefield | 250 ft | Mar 21 | Apr 9 | Nov 13 | Oct 30 | 239 |
| Winnsboro | 530 ft | Mar 31 | Apr 18 | Nov 6 | Oct 25 | 221 |
| Winthrop Univ | 650 ft | Mar 27 | Apr 11 | Nov 5 | Oct 24 | 225 |
| Yemassee 1 N | 44 ft | Mar 23 | Apr 11 | Nov 6 | Oct 25 | 233 |
| York 5 Sse | 660 ft | Apr 1 | Apr 14 | Nov 3 | Oct 22 | 216 |
Plan your garden with these dates
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Questions
When is the last frost in South Carolina?
It depends on where you are. The typical last spring frost at South Carolina's NOAA stations ranges from February 4 to April 26, and half of them have had it by March 26. Enter your ZIP code above for the station nearest you.
When is the first frost in South Carolina?
Typically between October 17 and December 30, depending on the station; the median is November 9. Plan fall crops back from your own station's date.
What do "typical" and "safer" mean?
With the typical (50%) last-frost date, half of years still have a frost after it. With the safer (10%) date, only one year in ten does. In fall it's the other way around: the safer date is the earlier one.
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