Newberry, SC 29108 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Newberry, SC, ZIP 29108
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Newberry in Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Newberry has about 10 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Newberry compares
About 223 days separate Newberry's last and first frost, putting it 12,050 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 403 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Newberry can differ from the 29108 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Newberry's frost date answer different questions.