Turbeville, SC 29111 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Turbeville, SC?
Around 03/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 209 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 232 frost-free days later.
Turbeville sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Turbeville 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
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Turbeville compares
Turbeville's growing season runs about 232 days, ranking 10,066 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 319 of 519.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Turbeville's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Turbeville's dates instead of trusting one.