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South Carolina frost dates by weather station

South Carolina has 103 NOAA weather stations with 1991–2020 freeze statistics. Median last spring frost dates run from Feb 4 at Charleston City to Apr 26 at Jocassee 8 WNW.

103Stations
Feb 4Earliest last frostCharleston City
Apr 26Latest last frostJocassee 8 WNW
321 daysLongest growing seasonCharleston City

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South Carolina stations: median (50%) frost dates at 32°F
Station	Last spring frost	First fall frost	Growing season	Elevation
Aiken 2 E	Mar 19	Nov 14	241 days	542 ft
Aiken 5se	Mar 21	Nov 7	232 days	492 ft
Allendale 2 NW	Mar 28	Nov 7	224 days	180 ft
Anderson	Mar 23	Nov 11	234 days	800 ft
Anderson Co Airport	Mar 29	Nov 8	227 days	760 ft
Andrews	Mar 23	Nov 13	237 days	35 ft
Bamberg	Mar 18	Nov 12	240 days	156 ft
Barnwell 5 ENE	Mar 22	Nov 9	233 days	245 ft
Batesburg	Mar 20	Nov 18	244 days	660 ft
Beaufort MCAS	Feb 28	Dec 3	279 days	37 ft
Beaufort Wastewater Plant	Mar 3	Dec 9	282 days	25 ft
Bishopville 1ene	Mar 29	Nov 4	222 days	203 ft
Blackville 3 W	Mar 20	Nov 13	238 days	317 ft
Brookgreen Gardens	Mar 18	Nov 18	247 days	20 ft
Cades 4 W	Mar 27	Nov 9	227 days	80 ft
Caesars Head	Apr 10	Nov 2	206 days	3,200 ft
Calhoun Falls	Mar 27	Nov 7	226 days	530 ft
Camden 3 W	Apr 4	Nov 4	213 days	140 ft
Cedar Creek 2e	Apr 10	Oct 28	201 days	338 ft
Charleston City	Feb 4	Dec 30	321 days	10 ft
Charleston Intl Airport	Mar 7	Nov 27	266 days	40 ft
Cheraw	Mar 26	Nov 9	231 days	150 ft
Chesnee 7 WSW	Apr 13	Oct 26	195 days	748 ft
Chester 1 SE	Apr 3	Nov 2	213 days	560 ft
Chesterfield 3 E	Apr 1	Nov 3	216 days	205 ft
Clarks Hill 1 W	Mar 15	Nov 18	252 days	400 ft
Clemson Oconee Co Airport	Mar 21	Nov 11	236 days	891 ft
Clemson Univ	Apr 1	Nov 3	217 days	800 ft
Clinton	Mar 29	Nov 4	219 days	655 ft
Columbia	Mar 25	Nov 7	229 days	231 ft
Columbia Owens Dwtn Airport	Mar 13	Nov 19	253 days	212 ft
Columbia Univ Of Sc	Mar 16	Nov 16	245 days	223 ft
Conway	Mar 15	Nov 22	254 days	20 ft
Darlington	Mar 30	Nov 6	221 days	150 ft
Dillon	Mar 28	Nov 8	227 days	118 ft
Edgefield 2.2 ENE	Mar 16	Nov 13	244 days	607 ft
Edisto Beach State Park	Mar 1	Dec 6	280 days	5 ft
Edisto Island Middleton Plantation	Mar 1	Dec 6	284 days	12 ft
Elliott 0.8 NW	Mar 19	Nov 15	241 days	173 ft
Florence 8 NE	Mar 22	Nov 10	235 days	120 ft
Florence Regional Airport	Mar 19	Nov 13	241 days	146 ft
Fountain Inn 2 SW	Mar 29	Nov 5	222 days	830 ft
Georgetown Co Airport	Mar 12	Nov 24	258 days	30 ft
Graniteville 1.2 NE	Apr 9	Nov 1	206 days	298 ft
Greenville	Mar 28	Nov 7	225 days	960 ft
Greenville Dwtn Airport	Mar 16	Nov 20	250 days	1,048 ft
Greenwood	Mar 26	Nov 12	233 days	615 ft
Greenwood 8ne	Mar 22	Nov 13	236 days	530 ft
Greenwood Co Airport	Apr 1	Nov 2	216 days	631 ft
Greer	Mar 28	Nov 7	224 days	940 ft
Hampton 1s	Mar 6	Nov 26	267 days	95 ft
Hartsville	Mar 30	Nov 6	224 days	185 ft
Hemingway 8 ESE	Mar 23	Nov 15	240 days	40 ft
Holly Hill 1 SW	Mar 22	Nov 12	237 days	95 ft
Jamestown	Mar 22	Nov 13	238 days	35 ft
Jocassee 8 WNW	Apr 26	Oct 17	174 days	2,540 ft
Johnston 4 SW	Mar 26	Nov 8	228 days	629 ft
Kingstree	Mar 29	Nov 6	223 days	75 ft
Lake City 2 SE	Mar 20	Nov 13	240 days	75 ft
Lake Greenwood	Apr 1	Nov 4	217 days	422 ft
Laurens	Apr 1	Nov 5	219 days	589 ft
Little Mountain	Mar 22	Nov 11	234 days	711 ft
Long Creek	Apr 9	Oct 29	205 days	1,625 ft
Lugoff 2ne	Mar 27	Nov 7	226 days	190 ft
Manning	Mar 25	Nov 11	232 days	85 ft
Marion	Mar 22	Nov 11	234 days	75 ft
McClellanville	Mar 17	Nov 21	250 days	12 ft
McClellanville 7 NE	Feb 28	Dec 1	277 days	9 ft
McColl 3 NNW	Mar 26	Nov 8	228 days	190 ft
McCormick	Mar 28	Nov 7	226 days	507 ft
Moncks Corner 4 N	Mar 10	Nov 26	265 days	49 ft
Mullins	Mar 26	Nov 11	233 days	110 ft
Myrtle Beach	Mar 21	Nov 13	239 days	39 ft
N 5ne	Mar 26	Nov 6	227 days	322 ft
N Myrtle Bch Airport	Mar 13	Nov 20	255 days	32 ft
Newberry	Mar 31	Nov 7	223 days	513 ft
Ninety Nine Island	Apr 20	Oct 24	186 days	500 ft
Orangeburg 2	Mar 13	Nov 15	249 days	185 ft
Orangeburg Muni Airport	Mar 15	Nov 19	249 days	197 ft
Pageland	Mar 27	Nov 8	228 days	520 ft
Pelion 0.8 NW	Mar 28	Nov 4	221 days	451 ft
Pickens	Apr 1	Nov 3	216 days	1,075 ft
Rock Hill York Co Airport	Mar 31	Nov 4	218 days	669 ft
Saluda	Mar 31	Nov 4	218 days	480 ft
Sandhill Rsch - Elgin	Mar 22	Nov 15	239 days	440 ft
Sandy Springs 2 NE	Apr 5	Oct 30	207 days	765 ft
Santuck	Apr 4	Nov 1	210 days	520 ft
Spartanburg 3 SSE	Apr 8	Nov 1	206 days	610 ft
Sullivans Island	Mar 13	Nov 30	262 days	5 ft
Summerville 4w	Mar 22	Nov 12	238 days	65 ft
Sumter	Mar 24	Nov 7	230 days	177 ft
Table Rock	Apr 9	Nov 1	205 days	1,100 ft
Union 8 S	Apr 6	Oct 30	207 days	480 ft
W Pelzer	Apr 1	Nov 4	219 days	705 ft
Wagener 1sw	Mar 26	Nov 9	230 days	380 ft
Walhalla	Apr 11	Oct 30	203 days	980 ft
Walterboro 1 SW	Mar 19	Nov 12	239 days	56 ft
Wateree Dam	Mar 23	Nov 14	237 days	230 ft
Wedgefield	Mar 21	Nov 13	239 days	250 ft
Winnsboro	Mar 31	Nov 6	221 days	530 ft
Winthrop Univ	Mar 27	Nov 5	225 days	650 ft
Yemassee 1 N	Mar 23	Nov 6	233 days	44 ft
York 5 SSE	Apr 1	Nov 3	216 days	660 ft

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, annual/seasonal normals by station (version 1.0.1), file dated June 27, 2023; documentation.

Freeze dates are 30-year probabilities, not forecasts. Check your local forecast before planting tender plants.