Forest Acres, SC 29227 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Forest Acres 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
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.
The actual range around Forest Acres's last frost
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
Forest Acres's growing season runs about 253 days, ranking 7,129 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 99 of 519.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Forest Acres's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Forest Acres's dates instead of trusting one.