Salley, SC 29137 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Salley, SC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/20, about 204 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 238 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 Salley, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Salley 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
03/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Salley compares
Salley's growing season runs about 238 days, ranking 9,029 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 234 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Salley can differ from the 29137 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Salley's frost date answer different questions.