Lockhart, SC 29364 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lockhart, SC, ZIP 29364
Around 04/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 219 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 210 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lockhart in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
Zone 8a around Lockhart has about 9 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
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lockhart compares
Lockhart's growing season runs about 210 days, ranking 15,102 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 473 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Lockhart can differ from the 29364 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Lockhart's frost date answer different questions.