Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 29649
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 29649 in zone 8a (the coldest night of a typical year: 10 to 15°F).
The nearest station, Greenwood, SC, is 1 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 1 in half of years and after April 18 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 8a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood, SCGreenwood County Airport | 1 mi | 631 ft | April 1 | April 18 | November 2 | 8a |
| Greenwood station, SC | 3 mi | 615 ft | March 26 | April 10 | November 12 | – |
| Greenwood (8 mi NE), SC | 6 mi | 530 ft | March 22 | April 8 | November 13 | – |
| Lake Greenwood, SC | 15 mi | 422 ft | April 1 | April 16 | November 4 | – |
| Laurens, SC | 19 mi | 589 ft | April 1 | April 17 | November 5 | 8a |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Greenwood
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | April 27 | April 19 | April 13 | March 28 | October 24 | October 12 |
| 32°F | April 18 | April 7 | April 1 | March 14 | November 2 | October 20 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 6 | March 27 | March 19 | February 25 | November 13 | October 31 |
| 24°F | March 26 | March 14 | March 1 | February 3 | December 1 | November 11 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.