Stuckey, SC 29580 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Stuckey, SC, ZIP 29580
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/23, about 207 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 237 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Stuckey 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
Zone 8b around Stuckey has about 11 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
03/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 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 Stuckey compares
About 237 days separate Stuckey's last and first frost, putting it 9,172 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 253 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Stuckey can differ from the 29580 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Stuckey's frost date answer different questions.