Pelion, SC 29123 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pelion, SC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/25, about 209 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 229 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pelion 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Pelion 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 03/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pelion compares
About 229 days separate Pelion's last and first frost, putting it 10,644 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 343 of 519.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Pelion's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Pelion can differ from the 29123 normal.