South Carolina frost dates
Across 103 weather stations in South Carolina, the median last spring frost runs from Feb 4 in Charleston City to Apr 26 in Jocassee, and the first fall frost from Oct 17 to Dec 30.
South Carolina at a glance
- Weather stations
- 103
- Earliest last frost
- Feb 4 Charleston City
- Latest last frost
- Apr 26 Jocassee
- Longest season
- 321 days Charleston City
- Typical season
- about 231 frost-free days
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 8a to 9a
Frost dates by weather station
| Weather station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken 2 mi E | Mar 19 | Nov 14 | 241 | 8b |
| Aiken 5 mi SE | Mar 21 | Nov 7 | 232 | 8b |
| Allendale | Mar 28 | Nov 7 | 224 | 8b |
| Anderson | Mar 23 | Nov 11 | 234 | 8a |
| Anderson County Airport | Mar 29 | Nov 8 | 227 | 8a |
| Andrews | Mar 23 | Nov 13 | 237 | 8b |
| Bamberg | Mar 18 | Nov 12 | 240 | 8b |
| Barnwell | Mar 22 | Nov 9 | 233 | 8b |
| Batesburg | Mar 20 | Nov 18 | 244 | 8a |
| Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station | Feb 28 | Dec 3 | 279 | 9a |
| Beaufort Wastewater Plant | Mar 3 | Dec 9 | 282 | 9a |
| Bishopville | Mar 29 | Nov 4 | 222 | 8b |
| Blackville | Mar 20 | Nov 13 | 238 | 8b |
| Brookgreen Gardens | Mar 18 | Nov 18 | 247 | 8b |
| Cades | Mar 27 | Nov 9 | 227 | 8b |
| Caesars Head | Apr 10 | Nov 2 | 206 | 8a |
| Calhoun Falls | Mar 27 | Nov 7 | 226 | 8a |
| Camden | Apr 4 | Nov 4 | 213 | 8a |
| Cedar Creek | Apr 10 | Oct 28 | 201 | 8a |
| Charleston City | Feb 4 | Dec 30 | 321 | 9a |
| Charleston International Airport | Mar 7 | Nov 27 | 266 | 9a |
| Cheraw | Mar 26 | Nov 9 | 231 | 8a |
| Chesnee | Apr 13 | Oct 26 | 195 | 8a |
| Chester | Apr 3 | Nov 2 | 213 | 8a |
| Chesterfield | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | 216 | 8a |
| Clarks Hill | Mar 15 | Nov 18 | 252 | 8b |
| Clemson Oconee County Airport | Mar 21 | Nov 11 | 236 | 8b |
| Clemson University | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | 217 | 8b |
| Clinton | Mar 29 | Nov 4 | 219 | 8a |
| Columbia | Mar 25 | Nov 7 | 229 | 8b |
| Columbia Owens Downtown Airport | Mar 13 | Nov 19 | 253 | 8b |
| Columbia University of Sc | Mar 16 | Nov 16 | 245 | 8b |
| Conway | Mar 15 | Nov 22 | 254 | 8b |
| Darlington | Mar 30 | Nov 6 | 221 | 8b |
| Dillon | Mar 28 | Nov 8 | 227 | 8b |
| Edgefield | Mar 16 | Nov 13 | 244 | 8a |
| Edisto Beach State Park | Mar 1 | Dec 6 | 280 | 9a |
| Edisto Island Middleton Plantation | Mar 1 | Dec 6 | 284 | 9a |
| Elliott | Mar 19 | Nov 15 | 241 | 8b |
| Florence | Mar 22 | Nov 10 | 235 | 8b |
| Florence Regional Airport | Mar 19 | Nov 13 | 241 | 8b |
| Fountain Inn | Mar 29 | Nov 5 | 222 | 8a |
| Georgetown County Airport | Mar 12 | Nov 24 | 258 | 8b |
| Graniteville | Apr 9 | Nov 1 | 206 | 8b |
| Greenville | Mar 28 | Nov 7 | 225 | 8a |
| Greenville Downtown Airport | Mar 16 | Nov 20 | 250 | 8a |
| Greenwood | Mar 26 | Nov 12 | 233 | 8a |
| Greenwood 8 mi NE | Mar 22 | Nov 13 | 236 | 8a |
| Greenwood County Airport | Apr 1 | Nov 2 | 216 | 8a |
| Greer | Mar 28 | Nov 7 | 224 | 8a |
| Hampton | Mar 6 | Nov 26 | 267 | 8b |
| Hartsville | Mar 30 | Nov 6 | 224 | 8b |
| Hemingway | Mar 23 | Nov 15 | 240 | 8b |
| Holly Hill | Mar 22 | Nov 12 | 237 | 8b |
| Jamestown | Mar 22 | Nov 13 | 238 | 8b |
| Jocassee | Apr 26 | Oct 17 | 174 | 8a |
| Johnston | Mar 26 | Nov 8 | 228 | 8a |
| Kingstree | Mar 29 | Nov 6 | 223 | 8b |
| Lake City | Mar 20 | Nov 13 | 240 | 8b |
| Lake Greenwood | Apr 1 | Nov 4 | 217 | 8a |
| Laurens | Apr 1 | Nov 5 | 219 | 8a |
| Little Mountain | Mar 22 | Nov 11 | 234 | 8a |
| Long Creek | Apr 9 | Oct 29 | 205 | 8a |
| Lugoff | Mar 27 | Nov 7 | 226 | 8a |
| Manning | Mar 25 | Nov 11 | 232 | 8b |
| Marion | Mar 22 | Nov 11 | 234 | 8b |
| McClellanville | Mar 17 | Nov 21 | 250 | 9a |
| McClellanville 7 mi NE | Feb 28 | Dec 1 | 277 | 9a |
| McColl | Mar 26 | Nov 8 | 228 | 8a |
| McCormick | Mar 28 | Nov 7 | 226 | 8b |
| Moncks Corner | Mar 10 | Nov 26 | 265 | 8b |
| Mullins | Mar 26 | Nov 11 | 233 | 8b |
| Myrtle Beach | Mar 21 | Nov 13 | 239 | 8b |
| Newberry | Mar 31 | Nov 7 | 223 | 8a |
| Ninety Nine Island | Apr 20 | Oct 24 | 186 | 8a |
| North Myrtle Beach Airport | Mar 13 | Nov 20 | 255 | 8b |
| Orangeburg | Mar 13 | Nov 15 | 249 | 8b |
| Orangeburg Municipal Airport | Mar 15 | Nov 19 | 249 | 8b |
| Pageland | Mar 27 | Nov 8 | 228 | 8a |
| Pelion | Mar 28 | Nov 4 | 221 | 8a |
| Pickens | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | 216 | 8a |
| Rock Hill York County Airport | Mar 31 | Nov 4 | 218 | 8a |
| Saluda | Mar 31 | Nov 4 | 218 | 8a |
| Sandhill Research - Elgin | Mar 22 | Nov 15 | 239 | 8b |
| Sandy Springs | Apr 5 | Oct 30 | 207 | 8a |
| Santuck | Apr 4 | Nov 1 | 210 | 8a |
| Spartanburg | Apr 8 | Nov 1 | 206 | 8a |
| Sullivans Island | Mar 13 | Nov 30 | 262 | 9a |
| Summerville | Mar 22 | Nov 12 | 238 | 8b |
| Sumter | Mar 24 | Nov 7 | 230 | 8b |
| Table Rock | Apr 9 | Nov 1 | 205 | 8a |
| Union | Apr 6 | Oct 30 | 207 | 8a |
| Wagener | Mar 26 | Nov 9 | 230 | 8b |
| Walhalla | Apr 11 | Oct 30 | 203 | 8a |
| Walterboro | Mar 19 | Nov 12 | 239 | 8b |
| Wateree Dam | Mar 23 | Nov 14 | 237 | 8a |
| Weather station USC00386299 | Mar 26 | Nov 6 | 227 | 8b |
| Wedgefield | Mar 21 | Nov 13 | 239 | 8b |
| West Pelzer | Apr 1 | Nov 4 | 219 | 8a |
| Winnsboro | Mar 31 | Nov 6 | 221 | 8a |
| Winthrop University | Mar 27 | Nov 5 | 225 | 8a |
| Yemassee | Mar 23 | Nov 6 | 233 | 8b |
| York | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | 216 | 8a |
Median dates from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. How to read them.