Belton, SC 29627 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Belton, SC, ZIP 29627
Around 03/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 207 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 234 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Belton 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
Zone 8a around Belton 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 03/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Belton compares
Belton's growing season runs about 234 days, ranking 9,734 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 270 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Belton can differ from the 29627 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Belton's frost date answer different questions.