Society Hill, SC 29593 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Society Hill, SC, ZIP 29593
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/30, roughly 214 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 221 frost-free days later.
Society Hill 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 Society Hill has about 10 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.
Why 03/30 isn't a guarantee
03/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/13 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 Society Hill compares
Society Hill's growing season runs about 221 days, ranking 12,578 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 423 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Society Hill can differ from the 29593 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Society Hill's frost date answer different questions.