Frost Dates for 29047 — Elloree, South Carolina

Half of springs at Orangeburg Municipal Airport, SC see their last 32°F night by March 15; only one in ten is past it by February 22, and one in ten still has one after March 31. Planting tender crops after March 23 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 27 20%, and after March 31 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 44% of the 105 South Carolina stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 19 in half of years, as early as November 3 one year in ten, and holds off past December 10 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 17 days later, around December 6; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 20, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 249 days in a typical year, longer than at 83% of the 105 South Carolina stations; it reaches 278 days one year in ten and falls short of 224 one year in ten. On average 35 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 14 days longer, to about March 29, and return around November 6. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 95% of winters and 16°F in 20%.

July is the warmest month at Orangeburg Municipal Airport, SC, averaging 92°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 58°F and 37°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 80% of years and April still brings one in 10% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,971 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 83% of the 105 South Carolina stations. 41% of them (2,435) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 990. Precipitation totals 43.8 inches a year, most in July (5.0") and least in November (2.7"); May to September bring 49% of it.

The nearest other station, Orangeburg 2, SC, 17 miles west of Elloree, has a last frost 2 days earlier (March 13), a first frost 4 days earlier (November 15).

Measurable snow is rare here: only 2 of 26 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Orangeburg 2, SC, 17.1 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 29047 is 17 miles from Orangeburg Municipal Airport, SC, which stands at 197 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 29047 in zone 8b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.