Pageland, SC 29728 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Pageland, SC, ZIP 29728
Around 03/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 211 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 228 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Pageland, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Pageland 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.
Why 03/27 isn't a guarantee
03/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pageland compares
About 228 days separate Pageland's last and first frost, putting it 10,850 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 347 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Pageland can differ from the 29728 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Pageland's frost date answer different questions.