Frost Dates for 29360 — Laurens, South Carolina

Half of springs at Laurens, SC see their last 32°F night by April 1; only one in ten is past it by March 15, and one in ten still has one after April 17. Planting tender crops after April 7 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 10 20%, and after April 17 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 5 in half of years, as early as October 23 one year in ten, and holds off past November 20 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 17; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 4, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 219 days in a typical year, shorter than at 76% of the 105 South Carolina stations; it reaches 242 days one year in ten and falls short of 197 one year in ten. On average 80 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 10 days longer, to about April 11, and return around October 27. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 76%.

July is the warmest month at Laurens, SC, averaging 91°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 53°F and 30°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 52% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,004 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 77% of the 105 South Carolina stations. 39% of them (1,958) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 938. Precipitation totals 46.8 inches a year, most in March (4.7") and least in October (3.3"); May to September bring 40% of it.

The nearest other station, Clinton, SC, 8 miles east of Laurens, has a last frost 3 days earlier (March 29), a first frost 1 day earlier (November 4).

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Laurens usually arrives around January 22, and the last of the season around February 4. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Laurens, SC, 0.3 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 58% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 56 days after the last snow.

ZIP 29360 is under a mile from Laurens, SC, which stands at 589 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 29360 in zone 8a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 10 to 15°F (-12.2 to -9.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.