Burnettown, SC 29850 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Burnettown, SC, ZIP 29850
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.
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
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 16,020 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 487 of 519.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Burnettown's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Burnettown can differ from the 29850 normal.