North Augusta, SC 30904 Frost Dates
When can you plant in North Augusta, SC?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/27, roughly 183 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/04, about 283 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 North Augusta, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 14 weeks of growing season left in North Augusta 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
02/27 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 4,738 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within SC, it ranks 10 of 519.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in North Augusta can differ from the 30904 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and North Augusta's frost date answer different questions.