Forest Acres, SC 29290 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Forest Acres, SC, ZIP 29290
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/13, about 197 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 253 frost-free days later.
Forest Acres sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Forest Acres 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 03/13 isn't a guarantee
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 7,133 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 103 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Forest Acres can differ from the 29290 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Forest Acres's frost date answer different questions.