Easley, SC 29642 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Easley, SC, ZIP 29642
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/16, roughly 200 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 250 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Easley 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 Easley has about 12 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 03/16 isn't a guarantee
03/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Easley compares
About 250 days separate Easley's last and first frost, putting it 7,470 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 126 of 519.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Easley's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Easley's dates instead of trusting one.