North Augusta, SC 29841 Frost Dates
Frost dates for North Augusta, SC, ZIP 29841
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/27, about 183 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/04, about 283 frost-free days later.
North Augusta sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 8b around North Augusta has about 14 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 North Augusta's last frost
02/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How North Augusta compares
North Augusta's growing season runs about 283 days, ranking 4,735 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 7 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in North Augusta can differ from the 29841 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and North Augusta's frost date answer different questions.