Van Wyck, SC 29704 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Van Wyck, SC?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/27, roughly 211 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 225 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Van Wyck 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Van Wyck 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
03/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Van Wyck compares
About 225 days separate Van Wyck's last and first frost, putting it 11,445 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 376 of 519.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Van Wyck's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Van Wyck can differ from the 29704 normal.