Clover, SC 29710 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Clover, SC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/24, about 208 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 230 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clover 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 Clover 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
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clover compares
Clover's growing season runs about 230 days, ranking 10,368 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 327 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Clover can differ from the 29710 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Clover's frost date answer different questions.