Burnettown, SC 29816 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Burnettown, SC?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/09, roughly 224 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 206 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Burnettown in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Burnettown 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
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Burnettown compares
About 206 days separate Burnettown's last and first frost, putting it 16,015 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SC, it ranks 482 of 519.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Burnettown can differ from the 29816 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Burnettown's frost date answer different questions.