Frost dates / South Carolina / Sumter

Frost dates in Sumter, SC

The station on this page is SUMTER, SC US (USC00388440), 2.2 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 42,958.

Zone 8bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F, from ZIP 29152 (4.7 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is March 24. Median first 32°F is November 7. The 50% growing-season length is 230 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	March 5	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	March 24	Median.
10%	April 7	Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	October 28	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	November 7	Median.
90%	November 26	Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this long	Days
10%	257
50%	230
90%	209

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	March 30	March 13	February 17
First, on or before	November 4	November 21	December 14
Season at least	289 days	257 days	229 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 20	April 3	March 18
First, on or before	October 17	October 31	November 12
Season at least	229 days	209 days	188 days

Station SUMTER, SC US (USC00388440). Completeness flag R, 24 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 53.9 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

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Sumter, SC

Zone 8bAverage annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

South Carolina. Nearest qualified station: SUMTER, SC US (USC00388440), 2.2 miles. Median last 32°F March 24. Median first 32°F November 7. The 50% growing-season length is 230 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 7	March 24	March 5
First 32°F on or before	October 28	November 7	November 26

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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