Prosperity, SC 29127 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Prosperity, SC?
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.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Prosperity, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Prosperity before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/31 isn't a guarantee
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 Prosperity compares
Prosperity's growing season runs about 223 days, ranking 12,093 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 408 of 519.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Prosperity's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Prosperity can differ from the 29127 normal.