Ravenel, SC 29426 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ravenel, SC?
Around 03/22 is the usual last spring frost, about 206 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 238 frost-free days later.
Ravenel sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Ravenel 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
03/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ravenel compares
About 238 days separate Ravenel's last and first frost, putting it 8,978 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 218 of 519.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Ravenel's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Ravenel can differ from the 29426 normal.