Last Frost Dates in South Carolina (2027) by City

Average last frost dates in South Carolina run from February 4 in Charleston to April 20 in Gaffney.

Average frost dates for 42 places in South Carolina
Place	Last frost	First frost
Aiken	Mar 19	Nov 14
Anderson	Mar 23	Nov 11
Beaufort	Feb 28	Dec 3
Bluffton	Mar 2	Nov 30
Cayce	Mar 13	Nov 19
Charleston	Feb 4	Dec 30
Clemson	Apr 1	Nov 3
Columbia	Mar 22	Nov 15
Conway	Mar 15	Nov 22
Easley	Apr 1	Nov 3
Florence	Mar 19	Nov 13
Forest Acres	Mar 16	Nov 16
Fort Mill	Mar 31	Nov 4
Fountain Inn	Mar 29	Nov 5
Gaffney	Apr 20	Oct 24
Goose Creek	Mar 7	Nov 27
Greenville	Mar 28	Nov 7
Greenwood	Mar 26	Nov 12
Greer	Mar 28	Nov 7
Hanahan	Mar 7	Nov 27
Hardeeville	Mar 2	Nov 30
Hilton Head Island	Mar 3	Dec 9
Irmo	Apr 10	Oct 28
James Island	Feb 4	Dec 30
Lexington	Mar 25	Nov 7
Mauldin	Mar 28	Nov 7
Moncks Corner	Mar 10	Nov 26
Mount Pleasant	Mar 13	Nov 30
Myrtle Beach	Mar 21	Nov 13
Newberry	Mar 31	Nov 7
North Augusta	Feb 27	Dec 4
North Charleston	Mar 7	Nov 27
North Myrtle Beach	Mar 13	Nov 20
Orangeburg	Mar 13	Nov 15
Port Royal	Mar 3	Dec 9
Rock Hill	Mar 27	Nov 5
Simpsonville	Mar 29	Nov 5
Spartanburg	Apr 8	Nov 1
Summerville	Mar 22	Nov 12
Sumter	Mar 24	Nov 7
Tega Cay	Mar 31	Nov 4
West Columbia	Mar 25	Nov 7

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, nearest station to each place. Places of 10,000+ people (US Census Bureau, 2024 estimates) within 50 miles of a station.

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