FrostDateCheck

Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Jenkinsville, SC?

Zone 8a

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/31, roughly 215 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 223 frost-free days later.

Jenkinsville 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Jenkinsville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

Why 03/31 isn't a guarantee

03/31 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. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Jenkinsville compares

At roughly 223 frost-free days, Jenkinsville places 12,166 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within SC, it ranks 417 of 519.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Jenkinsville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Jenkinsville can differ from the 29065 normal.