South Carolina Frost Dates

The median last spring freeze and first fall freeze (32°F) at 103 NOAA stations in South Carolina, 1991-2020, with the growing season between them.

Every station

A median date has an even chance of a later freeze in spring or an earlier one in fall. Each town page gives the dates at 36, 32 and 28°F and every probability from 10 to 90 percent.

Station	Elevation	Last freeze	First freeze	Season, days	Town page
Aiken 2 E	542 ft	March 19	November 14	240	Aiken
Aiken 5SE	492 ft	March 21	November 7	231	Aiken
Allendale 2 Nw	180 ft	March 28	November 7	224	Allendale
Anderson	800 ft	March 23	November 11	233	Anderson
Anderson CO AP	760 ft	March 29	November 8	224	Centerville
Andrews	35 ft	March 23	November 13	235	Andrews
Bamberg	156 ft	March 18	November 12	239	Bamberg
Barnwell 5 Ene	245 ft	March 22	November 9	232	Barnwell
Batesburg	660 ft	March 20	November 18	243	Batesburg-Leesville
Beaufort Mcas	37 ft	February 28	December 3	279	Burton
Beaufort Wwtp	25 ft	March 3	December 9	281	Port Royal
Bishopville 1ENE	203 ft	March 29	November 4	220	Bishopville
Blackville 3 W	317 ft	March 20	November 13	238	Blackville
Brookgreen Gardens	20 ft	March 18	November 18	245	Murrells Inlet
Cades 4 W	80 ft	March 27	November 9	227	Lake City
Caesars Head	3,200 ft	April 10	November 2	206	Slater-Marietta
Calhoun Falls	530 ft	March 27	November 7	225	Calhoun Falls
Camden 3 W	140 ft	April 4	November 4	214	Lugoff
Cedar Creek 2E	338 ft	April 10	October 28	201	Blythewood
Charleston City	10 ft	February 4	December 30	330	Charleston
Charleston Intl AP	40 ft	March 7	November 27	265	Hanahan
Cheraw	150 ft	March 26	November 9	228	Cheraw
Chesnee 7 Wsw	748 ft	April 13	October 26	196	Boiling Springs
Chester 1 Se	560 ft	April 3	November 2	213	Chester
Chesterfield 3 E	205 ft	April 1	November 3	216	Chesterfield
Clarks Hill 1 W	400 ft	March 15	November 18	248
Clemson Oconee CO AP	891 ft	March 21	November 11	235	Utica
Clemson Univ	800 ft	April 1	November 3	216	Clemson
Clinton	655 ft	March 29	November 4	220	Clinton
Columbia	231 ft	March 25	November 7	227	Springdale
Columbia Owens Dwtn AP	212 ft	March 13	November 19	251	Columbia
Columbia Univ Of Sc	223 ft	March 16	November 16	245	Columbia
Conway	20 ft	March 15	November 22	252	Conway
Darlington	150 ft	March 30	November 6	221	Darlington
Dillon	118 ft	March 28	November 8	225	Dillon
Edgefield 2.2 Ene	607 ft	March 16	November 13	242	Edgefield
Edisto Beach SP	5 ft	March 1	December 6	280	Seabrook Island
Edisto Is Middleton Plantation	12 ft	March 1	December 6	280	Meggett
Elliott 0.8 Nw	173 ft	March 19	November 15	241	Lamar
Florence 8 Ne	120 ft	March 22	November 10	233	Quinby
Florence Rgnl AP	146 ft	March 19	November 13	239	Florence
Fountain Inn 2 Sw	830 ft	March 29	November 5	221	Fountain Inn
Georgetown CO AP	30 ft	March 12	November 24	257	Georgetown
Graniteville 1.2 Ne	298 ft	April 9	November 1	206	Graniteville
Greenville	960 ft	March 28	November 7	224	Greenville
Greenville Dwtn AP	1,048 ft	March 16	November 20	249	Greenville
Greenwood	615 ft	March 26	November 12	231	Greenwood
Greenwood 8NE	530 ft	March 22	November 13	236	Ninety Six
Greenwood CO AP	631 ft	April 1	November 2	215	Greenwood
Greer	940 ft	March 28	November 7	224	Greer
Hampton 1S	95 ft	March 6	November 26	265	Hampton
Hartsville	185 ft	March 30	November 6	221	North Hartsville
Hemingway 8 Ese	40 ft	March 23	November 15	237	Johnsonville
Holly Hill 1 Sw	95 ft	March 22	November 12	235	Holly Hill
Jamestown	35 ft	March 22	November 13	236	Andrews
Jocassee 8 Wnw	2,540 ft	April 26	October 17	174
Johnston 4 Sw	629 ft	March 26	November 8	227	Johnston
Kingstree	75 ft	March 29	November 6	222	Kingstree
Lake City 2 Se	75 ft	March 20	November 13	238	Lake City
Lake Greenwood	422 ft	April 1	November 4	217	Ninety Six
Laurens	589 ft	April 1	November 5	218	Laurens
Little Mtn	711 ft	March 22	November 11	234	Chapin
Long Creek	1,625 ft	April 9	October 29	203	Walhalla
Lugoff 2NE	190 ft	March 27	November 7	225	Lugoff
Manning	85 ft	March 25	November 11	231	Manning
Marion	75 ft	March 22	November 11	234	Marion
Mcclellanville	12 ft	March 17	November 21	249	McClellanville
Mcclellanville 7 Ne	9 ft	February 28	December 1	277	McClellanville
Mccoll 3 Nnw	190 ft	March 26	November 8	227	McColl
Mccormick	507 ft	March 28	November 7	224	McCormick
Moncks Corner 4 N	49 ft	March 10	November 26	261	Pinopolis
Mullins	110 ft	March 26	November 11	230	Mullins
Myrtle Beach	39 ft	March 21	November 13	237	Briarcliffe Acres
N 5NE	322 ft	March 26	November 6	225	North
N Myrtle Bch AP	32 ft	March 13	November 20	252	Briarcliffe Acres
Newberry	513 ft	March 31	November 7	221	Newberry
Ninety Nine Is	500 ft	April 20	October 24	187	Blacksburg
Orangeburg 2	185 ft	March 13	November 15	247	Orangeburg
Orangeburg Muni AP	197 ft	March 15	November 19	249	Orangeburg
Pageland	520 ft	March 27	November 8	226	Pageland
Pelion 0.8 Nw	451 ft	March 28	November 4	221	Pelion
Pickens	1,075 ft	April 1	November 3	216	Pickens
Rock Hill York CO AP	669 ft	March 31	November 4	218	India Hook
Saluda	480 ft	March 31	November 4	218	Saluda
Sandhill Rsch - Elgin	440 ft	March 22	November 15	238	Elgin
Sandy Springs 2 Ne	765 ft	April 5	October 30	208	Northlake
Santuck	520 ft	April 4	November 1	211	Monarch Mill
Spartanburg 3 Sse	610 ft	April 8	November 1	207	Spartanburg
Sullivans Is	5 ft	March 13	November 30	262	Sullivans Island
Summerville 4W	65 ft	March 22	November 12	235	Summerville
Sumter	177 ft	March 24	November 7	228	Sumter
Table Rock	1,100 ft	April 9	November 1	206	Pickens
Union 8 S	480 ft	April 6	October 30	207	Whitmire
W Pelzer	705 ft	April 1	November 4	217	West Pelzer
Wagener 1SW	380 ft	March 26	November 9	228	Wagener
Walhalla	980 ft	April 11	October 30	202	Walhalla
Walterboro 1 Sw	56 ft	March 19	November 12	238	Walterboro
Wateree Dam	230 ft	March 23	November 14	236	Lugoff
Wedgefield	250 ft	March 21	November 13	237	Wedgefield
Winnsboro	530 ft	March 31	November 6	220	Winnsboro Mills
Winthrop Univ	650 ft	March 27	November 5	223	Rock Hill
Yemassee 1 N	44 ft	March 23	November 6	228	Yemassee
York 5 Sse	660 ft	April 1	November 3	216	York

Sources

NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, annual and seasonal freeze probabilities. Public domain.