South Carolina frost dates by town
103 NOAA stations in South Carolina have 1991–2020 freeze-probability normals. Click a station for its full probability table and a planting calendar.
South Carolina at a glance
- Median last spring freeze across stations: Mar 26; median first fall freeze: Nov 9.
- Earliest median last freeze: Charleston City (Feb 4). Latest: Jocassee 8 WNW (Apr 26).
- Longest median growing season: Charleston City (321 days). Shortest: Jocassee 8 WNW (174 days).
All South Carolina stations
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| Station | Nearest town | Elev. (ft) | Last freeze (median) | Last freeze (10% risk) | First freeze (median) | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken 2 E | Aiken | 542 | Mar 19 | Apr 5 | Nov 14 | 241 |
| Aiken 5SE | Aiken | 492 | Mar 21 | Apr 6 | Nov 7 | 232 |
| Allendale 2 NW | Allendale | 180 | Mar 28 | Apr 13 | Nov 7 | 224 |
| Anderson | Anderson | 800 | Mar 23 | Apr 6 | Nov 11 | 234 |
| Anderson Co AP | Anderson | 760 | Mar 29 | Apr 13 | Nov 8 | 227 |
| Andrews | Andrews | 35 | Mar 23 | Apr 7 | Nov 13 | 237 |
| Bamberg | Bamberg | 156 | Mar 18 | Apr 4 | Nov 12 | 240 |
| Barnwell 5 ENE | Barnwell | 245 | Mar 22 | Apr 9 | Nov 9 | 233 |
| Batesburg | Batesburg-Leesville | 660 | Mar 20 | Apr 3 | Nov 18 | 244 |
| Beaufort MCAS | Beaufort | 37 | Feb 28 | Mar 21 | Dec 3 | 279 |
| Beaufort WWTP | Beaufort | 25 | Mar 3 | Mar 20 | Dec 9 | 282 |
| Bishopville 1ENE | Bishopville | 203 | Mar 29 | Apr 11 | Nov 4 | 222 |
| Blackville 3 W | Blackville | 317 | Mar 20 | Apr 8 | Nov 13 | 238 |
| Brookgreen Gardens | Litchfield Beach | 20 | Mar 18 | Apr 3 | Nov 18 | 247 |
| Cades 4 W | Lake City | 80 | Mar 27 | Apr 13 | Nov 9 | 227 |
| Caesars Head | Caesars Head | 3,200 | Apr 10 | Apr 28 | Nov 2 | 206 |
| Calhoun Falls | Calhoun Falls | 530 | Mar 27 | Apr 11 | Nov 7 | 226 |
| Camden 3 W | Camden | 140 | Apr 4 | Apr 18 | Nov 4 | 213 |
| Cedar Creek 2E | Blythewood | 338 | Apr 10 | Apr 23 | Oct 28 | 201 |
| Charleston City | Charleston | 10 | Feb 4 | Mar 4 | Dec 30 | 321 |
| Charleston Intl AP | Charleston | 40 | Mar 7 | Mar 27 | Nov 27 | 266 |
| Cheraw | Cheraw | 150 | Mar 26 | Apr 9 | Nov 9 | 231 |
| Chesnee 7 WSW | Chesnee | 748 | Apr 13 | Apr 27 | Oct 26 | 195 |
| Chester 1 SE | Chester | 560 | Apr 3 | Apr 19 | Nov 2 | 213 |
| Chesterfield 3 E | Chesterfield | 205 | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Nov 3 | 216 |
| Clarks Hill 1 W | Clarks Hill | 400 | Mar 15 | Apr 3 | Nov 18 | 252 |
| Clemson Oconee Co AP | Clemson | 891 | Mar 21 | Apr 7 | Nov 11 | 236 |
| Clemson Univ | Clemson | 800 | Apr 1 | Apr 18 | Nov 3 | 217 |
| Clinton | Clinton | 655 | Mar 29 | Apr 13 | Nov 4 | 219 |
| Columbia | Columbia | 231 | Mar 25 | Apr 10 | Nov 7 | 229 |
| Columbia Owens Dwtn AP | Columbia | 212 | Mar 13 | Mar 31 | Nov 19 | 253 |
| Columbia Univ Of SC | Columbia | 223 | Mar 16 | Apr 3 | Nov 16 | 245 |
| Conway | Conway | 20 | Mar 15 | Apr 1 | Nov 22 | 254 |
| Darlington | Darlington | 150 | Mar 30 | Apr 13 | Nov 6 | 221 |
| Dillon | Dillon | 118 | Mar 28 | Apr 12 | Nov 8 | 227 |
| Edgefield 2.2 ENE | Edgefield | 607 | Mar 16 | Apr 2 | Nov 13 | 244 |
| Edisto Beach Sp | Edisto Beach | 5 | Mar 1 | Mar 21 | Dec 6 | 280 |
| Edisto Is Middleton Plantation | Meggett | 12 | Mar 1 | Mar 22 | Dec 6 | 284 |
| Elliott 0.8 NW | Elliott | 173 | Mar 19 | Apr 4 | Nov 15 | 241 |
| Florence 8 NE | Florence | 120 | Mar 22 | Apr 8 | Nov 10 | 235 |
| Florence Rgnl AP | Florence | 146 | Mar 19 | Apr 5 | Nov 13 | 241 |
| Fountain Inn 2 SW | Fountain Inn | 830 | Mar 29 | Apr 14 | Nov 5 | 222 |
| Georgetown Co AP | Georgetown | 30 | Mar 12 | Mar 30 | Nov 24 | 258 |
| Graniteville 1.2 NE | Graniteville | 298 | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Nov 1 | 206 |
| Greenville | Greenville | 960 | Mar 28 | Apr 12 | Nov 7 | 225 |
| Greenville Dwtn AP | Greenville | 1,048 | Mar 16 | Apr 2 | Nov 20 | 250 |
| Greenwood | Greenwood | 615 | Mar 26 | Apr 10 | Nov 12 | 233 |
| Greenwood 8NE | Greenwood | 530 | Mar 22 | Apr 8 | Nov 13 | 236 |
| Greenwood Co AP | Greenwood | 631 | Apr 1 | Apr 18 | Nov 2 | 216 |
| Greer | Greer | 940 | Mar 28 | Apr 14 | Nov 7 | 224 |
| Hampton 1S | Hampton | 95 | Mar 6 | Mar 26 | Nov 26 | 267 |
| Hartsville | Hartsville | 185 | Mar 30 | Apr 13 | Nov 6 | 224 |
| Hemingway 8 ESE | Hemingway | 40 | Mar 23 | Apr 7 | Nov 15 | 240 |
| Holly Hill 1 SW | Holly Hill | 95 | Mar 22 | Apr 6 | Nov 12 | 237 |
| Jamestown | Jamestown | 35 | Mar 22 | Apr 8 | Nov 13 | 238 |
| Jocassee 8 WNW | Tamassee | 2,540 | Apr 26 | May 12 | Oct 17 | 174 |
| Johnston 4 SW | Johnston | 629 | Mar 26 | Apr 11 | Nov 8 | 228 |
| Kingstree | Kingstree | 75 | Mar 29 | Apr 11 | Nov 6 | 223 |
| Lake City 2 SE | Lake City | 75 | Mar 20 | Apr 5 | Nov 13 | 240 |
| Lake Greenwood | Ninety Six | 422 | Apr 1 | Apr 16 | Nov 4 | 217 |
| Laurens | Laurens | 589 | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Nov 5 | 219 |
| Little Mtn | Little Mountain | 711 | Mar 22 | Apr 7 | Nov 11 | 234 |
| Long Creek | Longcreek | 1,625 | Apr 9 | Apr 27 | Oct 29 | 205 |
| Lugoff 2NE | Lugoff | 190 | Mar 27 | Apr 12 | Nov 7 | 226 |
| Manning | Manning | 85 | Mar 25 | Apr 11 | Nov 11 | 232 |
| Marion | Marion | 75 | Mar 22 | Apr 13 | Nov 11 | 234 |
| Mcclellanville | McClellanville | 12 | Mar 17 | Apr 4 | Nov 21 | 250 |
| Mcclellanville 7 NE | McClellanville | 9 | Feb 28 | Mar 25 | Dec 1 | 277 |
| Mccoll 3 NNW | McColl | 190 | Mar 26 | Apr 12 | Nov 8 | 228 |
| Mccormick | McCormick | 507 | Mar 28 | Apr 13 | Nov 7 | 226 |
| Moncks Corner 4 N | Moncks Corner | 49 | Mar 10 | Mar 29 | Nov 26 | 265 |
| Mullins | Mullins | 110 | Mar 26 | Apr 9 | Nov 11 | 233 |
| Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach | 39 | Mar 21 | Apr 7 | Nov 13 | 239 |
| N 5NE | North | 322 | Mar 26 | Apr 11 | Nov 6 | 227 |
| N Myrtle Bch AP | North Myrtle Beach | 32 | Mar 13 | Mar 31 | Nov 20 | 255 |
| Newberry | Newberry | 513 | Mar 31 | Apr 15 | Nov 7 | 223 |
| Ninety Nine Is | Cherokee Falls | 500 | Apr 20 | May 6 | Oct 24 | 186 |
| Orangeburg 2 | Orangeburg | 185 | Mar 13 | Apr 1 | Nov 15 | 249 |
| Orangeburg Muni AP | Orangeburg | 197 | Mar 15 | Mar 31 | Nov 19 | 249 |
| Pageland | Pageland | 520 | Mar 27 | Apr 9 | Nov 8 | 228 |
| Pelion 0.8 NW | Pelion | 451 | Mar 28 | Apr 10 | Nov 4 | 221 |
| Pickens | Pickens | 1,075 | Apr 1 | Apr 18 | Nov 3 | 216 |
| Rock Hill York Co AP | Rock Hill | 669 | Mar 31 | Apr 15 | Nov 4 | 218 |
| Saluda | Saluda | 480 | Mar 31 | Apr 15 | Nov 4 | 218 |
| Sandhill Rsch - Elgin | Elgin | 440 | Mar 22 | Apr 10 | Nov 15 | 239 |
| Sandy Springs 2 NE | Sandy Springs | 765 | Apr 5 | Apr 21 | Oct 30 | 207 |
| Santuck | Carlisle | 520 | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Nov 1 | 210 |
| Spartanburg 3 SSE | Spartanburg | 610 | Apr 8 | Apr 23 | Nov 1 | 206 |
| Sullivans Is | Sullivan's Island | 5 | Mar 13 | Mar 30 | Nov 30 | 262 |
| Summerville 4W | Summerville | 65 | Mar 22 | Apr 7 | Nov 12 | 238 |
| Sumter | Sumter | 177 | Mar 24 | Apr 7 | Nov 7 | 230 |
| Table Rock | Caesars Head | 1,100 | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Nov 1 | 205 |
| Union 8 S | Union | 480 | Apr 6 | Apr 21 | Oct 30 | 207 |
| W Pelzer | West Pelzer | 705 | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Nov 4 | 219 |
| Wagener 1SW | Wagener | 380 | Mar 26 | Apr 10 | Nov 9 | 230 |
| Walhalla | Walhalla | 980 | Apr 11 | Apr 25 | Oct 30 | 203 |
| Walterboro 1 SW | Walterboro | 56 | Mar 19 | Apr 9 | Nov 12 | 239 |
| Wateree Dam | Camden | 230 | Mar 23 | Apr 7 | Nov 14 | 237 |
| Wedgefield | Wedgefield | 250 | Mar 21 | Apr 9 | Nov 13 | 239 |
| Winnsboro | Winnsboro | 530 | Mar 31 | Apr 18 | Nov 6 | 221 |
| Winthrop Univ | Rock Hill | 650 | Mar 27 | Apr 11 | Nov 5 | 225 |
| Yemassee 1 N | Yemassee | 44 | Mar 23 | Apr 11 | Nov 6 | 233 |
| York 5 SSE | York | 660 | Apr 1 | Apr 14 | Nov 3 | 216 |