Woodruff, SC 29335 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Woodruff, SC, ZIP 29335
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/01, about 216 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 219 frost-free days later.
Woodruff 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
Zone 8a around Woodruff has about 10 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woodruff compares
Woodruff's growing season runs about 219 days, ranking 13,011 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 430 of 519.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Woodruff's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Woodruff can differ from the 29335 normal.