Last frost dates in South Carolina

Typical last frost
March 19

That is the date for the typical South Carolina resident, weighted by city population. Across the state the average last frost runs from February 4 to April 8, so look up your own town below.

Earliest city
Feb 4
Latest city
Apr 8
Typical first frost
Nov 15
Cities
33
This week in South Carolina

No frost in the forecast for the next 7 nights

National Weather Service forecast, updated Oct 22, 11:10 UTC

Feb 1Mar 1Apr 1Feb 15Mar 15Apr 15NSCharleston: Feb 4CharlestonColumbia: Mar 22ColumbiaNorth Charleston: Mar 7North CharlestonMount Pleasant: Mar 13Rock Hill: Mar 27Rock HillGreenville: Mar 28Summerville: Mar 22SummervilleGoose Creek: Mar 7Greer: Mar 28Sumter: Mar 24Florence: Mar 19Myrtle Beach: Mar 21Spartanburg: Apr 8Fort Mill: Mar 31Hilton Head Island: Mar 3Bluffton: Mar 2Aiken: Mar 19Mauldin: Mar 28Anderson: Mar 23Conway: Mar 15Simpsonville: Mar 29Easley: Apr 1North Augusta: Feb 27Carolina Forest: Mar 21Lexington: Mar 25Socastee: Mar 15Taylors: Mar 16Greenwood: Mar 26Hanahan: Mar 7North Myrtle Beach: Mar 13St. Andrews: Mar 16Wade Hampton: Mar 16Moncks Corner: Mar 10
Each dot is a city: further right means a later last frost, higher up means further north. Bigger dots are bigger cities.

Frost dates by city

CityLast frostSafe afterFirst frostSeason
CharlestonFeb 4Mar 4Dec 30321 days
ColumbiaMar 22Apr 10Nov 15239 days
North CharlestonMar 7Mar 27Nov 27266 days
Mount PleasantMar 13Mar 30Nov 30262 days
Rock HillMar 27Apr 11Nov 5225 days
GreenvilleMar 28Apr 12Nov 7225 days
SummervilleMar 22Apr 7Nov 12238 days
Goose CreekMar 7Mar 27Nov 27266 days
GreerMar 28Apr 14Nov 7224 days
SumterMar 24Apr 7Nov 7230 days
FlorenceMar 19Apr 5Nov 13241 days
Myrtle BeachMar 21Apr 7Nov 13239 days
SpartanburgApr 8Apr 23Nov 1206 days
Fort MillMar 31Apr 15Nov 4218 days
Hilton Head IslandMar 3Mar 20Dec 9282 days
BlufftonMar 2Mar 25Nov 30270 days
AikenMar 19Apr 5Nov 14241 days
MauldinMar 28Apr 12Nov 7225 days
AndersonMar 23Apr 6Nov 11234 days
ConwayMar 15Apr 1Nov 22254 days
SimpsonvilleMar 29Apr 14Nov 5222 days
EasleyApr 1Apr 18Nov 3216 days
North AugustaFeb 27Mar 19Dec 4283 days
Carolina ForestMar 21Apr 7Nov 13239 days
LexingtonMar 25Apr 10Nov 7229 days
SocasteeMar 15Apr 1Nov 22254 days
TaylorsMar 16Apr 2Nov 20250 days
GreenwoodMar 26Apr 10Nov 12233 days
HanahanMar 7Mar 27Nov 27266 days
North Myrtle BeachMar 13Mar 31Nov 20255 days
St. AndrewsMar 16Apr 3Nov 16245 days
Wade HamptonMar 16Apr 2Nov 20250 days
Moncks CornerMar 10Mar 29Nov 26265 days

When to plant in South Carolina

Questions

When is the last frost in South Carolina?

It depends on where you are. Across the 33 cities we track, the average last frost runs from February 4 to April 8. In Charleston, the largest, it is February 4.

When is the first frost in South Carolina?

For a typical resident, around November 15. Higher and more northern towns get it earlier.