Edgefield, SC 29824 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Edgefield, SC, ZIP 29824
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/16, about 200 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 244 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Edgefield 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
Zone 8a around Edgefield has about 11 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.
The actual range around Edgefield's last frost
03/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Edgefield compares
Edgefield's growing season runs about 244 days, ranking 8,233 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 161 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Edgefield can differ from the 29824 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Edgefield's frost date answer different questions.