Pamplico, SC 29583 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pamplico, SC?
Around 03/22 is the usual last spring frost, about 206 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 234 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pamplico 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Pamplico 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 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pamplico compares
At roughly 234 frost-free days, Pamplico places 9,778 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within SC, it ranks 281 of 519.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Pamplico's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pamplico's dates instead of trusting one.