Frost Dates for 29710 — Clover, South Carolina

Half of springs at Gastonia Municipal Airport, NC see their last 32°F night by March 24; only one in ten is past it by March 4, and one in ten still has one after April 10. Planting tender crops after March 31 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 4 20%, and after April 10 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 57% of the 105 South Carolina stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 9 in half of years, as early as October 27 one year in ten, and holds off past November 26 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 13 days later, around November 22; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 28, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 230 days in a typical year, shorter than at 51% of the 105 South Carolina stations; it reaches 256 days one year in ten and falls short of 208 one year in ten. On average 60 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 13 days longer, to about April 6, and return around October 31. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 71%.

July is the warmest month at Gastonia Municipal Airport, NC, averaging 91°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 53°F and 33°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 29% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,211 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 59% of the 105 South Carolina stations. 40% of them (2,072) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 944. Precipitation totals 43.4 inches a year, most in June (4.2") and least in January (3.3"); May to September bring 44% of it.

The nearest other station, Gastonia, NC, 11 miles north of Clover, has a last frost 3 days later (March 27), the same first-frost date, a season 2 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 7 of 22 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Gastonia, NC, 11.3 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 29710 is 6 miles from Gastonia Municipal Airport, NC, which stands at 797 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 29710 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.