Forest Acres, SC 29209 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Forest Acres, SC?
Around 03/13 is the usual last spring frost, about 197 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 253 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 Forest Acres, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Forest Acres 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
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/21 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 Forest Acres compares
About 253 days separate Forest Acres's last and first frost, putting it 7,116 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 86 of 519.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Forest Acres's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Forest Acres can differ from the 29209 normal.