Burnettown, SC 29829 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Burnettown, SC, ZIP 29829
Around 04/09 is the usual last spring frost, about 224 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 206 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 Burnettown, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Burnettown has about 9 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 04/09 isn't a guarantee
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
Burnettown's growing season runs about 206 days, ranking 16,018 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 485 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Burnettown can differ from the 29829 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Burnettown's frost date answer different questions.