Beaufort, SC 29906 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Beaufort, SC?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/28, about 184 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/03, about 279 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Beaufort in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 14 weeks of growing season left in Beaufort 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
02/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Beaufort compares
At roughly 279 frost-free days, Beaufort places 4,872 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within SC, it ranks 31 of 519.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Beaufort's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Beaufort's dates instead of trusting one.