Tega Cay, SC 28278 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tega Cay, SC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/30, about 214 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 221 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Tega Cay, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Tega Cay before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tega Cay compares
At roughly 221 frost-free days, Tega Cay places 12,466 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within SC, it ranks 418 of 519.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Tega Cay's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Tega Cay can differ from the 28278 normal.