Ware Shoals, SC 29692 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ware Shoals, SC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/01, about 216 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 216 frost-free days later.
Ware Shoals sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Ware Shoals 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
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ware Shoals compares
At roughly 216 frost-free days, Ware Shoals places 13,826 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within SC, it ranks 454 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Ware Shoals can differ from the 29692 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Ware Shoals's frost date answer different questions.