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Frost dates · South Carolina

South Carolina frost dates,
county by county.

Last spring frost and first fall frost probability data for all 46 counties in South Carolina, computed from the NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals. Every county page surfaces the full probability table at three temperature thresholds plus crop-specific planting guidance.

Variation across South Carolina

72 days separate the earliest and latest counties.

The median last spring frost in Charleston County is January 24 — 72 days earlier than Cherokee County at April 6. Statewide averages aren't useful planting tools; pick your county below for the data that actually applies to your fields.

By geography

South Carolina counties on the map.

Each dot is a county. Click for full frost-date detail. Color shows last-spring-frost timing — sage = earliest, amber = latest.

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Greenville County · Spring Mar 3 · Fall Dec 3 · 275-day seasonBamberg County · Spring Mar 3 · Fall Nov 26 · 268-day seasonChester County · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 13 · 238-day seasonUnion County · Spring Mar 26 · Fall Nov 9 · 228-day seasonFlorence County · Spring Mar 4 · Fall Nov 27 · 268-day seasonSaluda County · Spring Mar 17 · Fall Nov 16 · 244-day seasonAnderson County · Spring Mar 11 · Fall Nov 26 · 260-day seasonGreenwood County · Spring Mar 12 · Fall Nov 25 · 258-day seasonCharleston County · Spring Jan 24 · Fall Jan 8 · 349-day seasonYork County · Spring Mar 21 · Fall Nov 14 · 238-day seasonJasper County · Spring Feb 8 · Fall Dec 27 · 322-day seasonBeaufort County · Spring Feb 9 · Fall Dec 28 · 322-day seasonChesterfield County · Spring Mar 21 · Fall Nov 13 · 237-day seasonDorchester County · Spring Mar 7 · Fall Nov 29 · 267-day seasonClarendon County · Spring Mar 9 · Fall Nov 24 · 260-day seasonDarlington County · Spring Mar 18 · Fall Nov 17 · 244-day seasonDillon County · Spring Mar 14 · Fall Nov 20 · 251-day seasonGeorgetown County · Spring Feb 25 · Fall Dec 10 · 288-day seasonHampton County · Spring Feb 14 · Fall Dec 15 · 304-day seasonLancaster County · Spring Mar 15 · Fall Nov 20 · 250-day seasonLee County · Spring Mar 16 · Fall Nov 16 · 245-day seasonMcCormick County · Spring Mar 16 · Fall Nov 20 · 249-day seasonPickens County · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 15 · 240-day seasonSumter County · Spring Mar 13 · Fall Nov 21 · 253-day seasonAllendale County · Spring Mar 13 · Fall Nov 19 · 251-day seasonAbbeville County · Spring Mar 13 · Fall Nov 22 · 254-day seasonWilliamsburg County · Spring Mar 17 · Fall Nov 16 · 244-day seasonAiken County · Spring Mar 4 · Fall Nov 30 · 271-day seasonHorry County · Spring Feb 28 · Fall Dec 7 · 282-day seasonColleton County · Spring Mar 1 · Fall Nov 28 · 272-day seasonLaurens County · Spring Mar 18 · Fall Nov 17 · 244-day seasonFairfield County · Spring Mar 18 · Fall Nov 17 · 244-day seasonKershaw County · Spring Mar 11 · Fall Dec 1 · 265-day seasonOconee County · Spring Mar 30 · Fall Nov 9 · 224-day seasonSpartanburg County · Spring Mar 24 · Fall Nov 11 · 232-day seasonBerkeley County · Spring Feb 22 · Fall Dec 13 · 294-day seasonEdgefield County · Spring Feb 28 · Fall Dec 1 · 276-day seasonOrangeburg County · Spring Feb 28 · Fall Dec 6 · 281-day seasonNewberry County · Spring Mar 18 · Fall Nov 20 · 247-day seasonLexington County · Spring Mar 17 · Fall Nov 14 · 242-day seasonMarlboro County · Spring Mar 12 · Fall Nov 21 · 254-day seasonBarnwell County · Spring Mar 5 · Fall Nov 30 · 270-day seasonCherokee County · Spring Apr 6 · Fall Nov 1 · 209-day seasonMarion County · Spring Mar 4 · Fall Nov 24 · 265-day seasonRichland County · Spring Feb 24 · Fall Dec 4 · 283-day seasonCalhoun County · Spring Feb 23 · Fall Dec 2 · 282-day season
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46 counties · click any county for full frost data
Alphabetical

All South Carolina counties — A to Z.

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