Chesnee, SC 28074 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Chesnee, SC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 198 frost-free days later.
Chesnee sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Chesnee before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Chesnee's last frost
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chesnee compares
Chesnee's growing season runs about 198 days, ranking 18,464 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 503 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Chesnee can differ from the 28074 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Chesnee's frost date answer different questions.