Carlisle, SC 29031 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Carlisle, SC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/04, about 219 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 210 frost-free days later.
Carlisle 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 Carlisle 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
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Carlisle compares
At roughly 210 frost-free days, Carlisle places 15,109 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within SC, it ranks 474 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Carlisle can differ from the 29031 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Carlisle's frost date answer different questions.