Tega Cay, SC 29716 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tega Cay, SC, ZIP 29716
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/31, roughly 215 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 218 frost-free days later.
Tega Cay 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
Zone 8a around Tega Cay has about 10 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
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tega Cay compares
Tega Cay's growing season runs about 218 days, ranking 13,232 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 438 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Tega Cay can differ from the 29716 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Tega Cay's frost date answer different questions.