Pinewood, SC 29125 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pinewood, SC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/21, about 205 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 239 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pinewood in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Pinewood before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/21 isn't a guarantee
03/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pinewood compares
About 239 days separate Pinewood's last and first frost, putting it 8,873 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 208 of 519.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Pinewood's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pinewood's dates instead of trusting one.