Pomaria, SC 29126 Frost Dates
Pomaria, SC: when does the frost end?
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/07, roughly 223 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pomaria in Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 10 weeks until Pomaria's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 03/31 isn't a guarantee
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/12 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/15 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Pomaria against the rest of the dataset
Pomaria's growing season runs about 223 days, ranking 12,160 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 415 of 519.
Learn more
Before leaning on 29126's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Pomaria's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Pomaria's dates instead of trusting one.