Loris, SC 29569 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Loris, SC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/13, about 197 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 255 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Loris in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 12 weeks of growing season left in Loris before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Loris's last frost
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/20 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 Loris compares
At roughly 255 frost-free days, Loris places 6,936 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within SC, it ranks 79 of 519.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Loris's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Loris can differ from the 29569 normal.