Rowesville, SC 29133 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Rowesville, SC, ZIP 29133
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/15, about 199 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 249 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rowesville 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
Zone 8b around Rowesville has about 12 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 03/15 isn't a guarantee
03/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Rowesville compares
About 249 days separate Rowesville's last and first frost, putting it 7,661 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 147 of 519.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Rowesville's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Rowesville can differ from the 29133 normal.