Little Mountain, SC frost dates
From NOAA weather station Little Mtn (USC00385200), elevation 711 ft. The nearest Census place to the station coordinates is Little Mountain town, 0.2 miles away.
Summary
In the 1991–2020 record, the median last spring freeze (32°F) at Little Mtn is Mar 22 and the median first fall freeze is Nov 11, for a typical freeze-free season of 234 days. In about 1 year in 10 the last spring freeze comes after Apr 7, and in about 1 year in 10 the first fall freeze arrives by Oct 29. The station averages 42 nights per year with a low of 32°F or colder.
Compared with the median of 103 South Carolina stations in this dataset, the median last freeze here is 4 days earlier than the state median (Mar 26), the median first freeze is 2 days later than the state median (Nov 9), and the growing season ranks #44 of 103 by length (longest = #1). The spread between the 90% and 10% spring dates is 35 days, a measure of how variable spring is here.
Freeze probability table
| Threshold | Last spring occurrence | First fall occurrence | Season length (days) 90% / 50% / 10% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early (90% chance of a later freeze) | Median (50%) | Cautious (10% chance of a later freeze) | Early (10% chance by then) | Median (50%) | Late (90% chance by then) | ||
| 36°F (light frost possible) | Mar 18 | Apr 3 | Apr 17 | Oct 19 | Nov 1 | Nov 15 | 192 / 212 / 233 |
| 32°F (freeze) | Mar 3 | Mar 22 | Apr 7 | Oct 29 | Nov 11 | Nov 30 | 212 / 234 / 261 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | Feb 15 | Mar 10 | Mar 28 | Nov 6 | Nov 26 | Dec 24 | 232 / 262 / 295 |
Read the spring “Cautious” column as the safer planting date: only about 1 year in 10 has a freeze after it. NOAA computes these from daily minimum temperatures at the station; your yard can differ, especially in low spots or at a different elevation.
Planting calendar for Little Mountain
Pick how much frost risk you accept. The calendar applies generic, extension-published timing rules to this station’s dates. See the rules and sources.
| Crop | Start seeds indoors | Plant outdoors (spring) | Latest fall planting (est.) | Days to harvest |
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Fall estimates count back from the median first fall freeze (32°F for tender crops, 28°F hard freeze for cool-season crops) by the longer days-to-harvest figure. These are rough planning aids, not recommendations for any specific variety; check seed packets and your county extension office.
Towns that use this station as their nearest
Census places within 15 miles whose closest station in this dataset is Little Mtn: Little Mountain (0 mi), Pomaria (5 mi), Chapin (5 mi), Peak (6 mi), Prosperity (7 mi), Lake Murray of Richland (10 mi), Jenkinsville (11 mi).
Nearby stations
- Newberry, SC — 13 mi; median last freeze Mar 31, first freeze Nov 7
- Cedar Creek 2E, SC — 19 mi; median last freeze Apr 10, first freeze Oct 28
- Batesburg, SC — 22 mi; median last freeze Mar 20, first freeze Nov 18
- Winnsboro, SC — 22 mi; median last freeze Mar 31, first freeze Nov 6
- Columbia, SC — 24 mi; median last freeze Mar 25, first freeze Nov 7
About this station’s data
- Station ID: USC00385200 · Latitude 34.1994, longitude -81.4144 · Elevation 217 m (711 ft)
- NOAA completeness flag: S — Standard: meets WMO data-availability standards for 24 or more years. Years of data used: 28.
- Source file: USC00385200.csv (NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 annual/seasonal normals).
Raw values from the NOAA file (32°F)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP10 | 04/07 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 | 03/22 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP90 | 03/03 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP10 | 10/29 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 | 11/11 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP90 | 11/30 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP10 | 261.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 | 234.0 |
ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP90 | 212.0 |