Smoaks, SC 29481 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Smoaks, SC, ZIP 29481
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/15, roughly 199 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 249 frost-free days later.
Smoaks 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 Smoaks 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/22 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 Smoaks compares
Smoaks's growing season runs about 249 days, ranking 7,670 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 150 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Smoaks can differ from the 29481 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Smoaks's frost date answer different questions.