Chesnee, SC 29323 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Chesnee, SC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 198 frost-free days later.
Chesnee sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Chesnee 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
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chesnee compares
At roughly 198 frost-free days, Chesnee places 18,465 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within SC, it ranks 504 of 519.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Chesnee's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Chesnee's dates instead of trusting one.