Lexington, SC 29171 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lexington, SC?
Around 03/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 209 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 229 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 Lexington, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Lexington 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
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lexington compares
About 229 days separate Lexington's last and first frost, putting it 10,552 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 330 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Lexington can differ from the 29171 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Lexington's frost date answer different questions.