Bennettsville, SC 29512 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bennettsville, SC?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/26, roughly 210 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 228 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bennettsville 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Bennettsville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Bennettsville's last frost
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bennettsville compares
About 228 days separate Bennettsville's last and first frost, putting it 10,793 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 346 of 519.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Bennettsville can differ from the 29512 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Bennettsville's frost date answer different questions.