When to plant in Honea Path, SC

Planting dates worked out from Honea Path's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Apr 8

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 21

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 12

1 year in 10 by Oct 27

Frost-free days

239

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Anderson · 26.3 km away · station 244 m, town 241 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 11 – Feb 25	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 2
Sweet pepper	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 7
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 17 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 2
Peas	—	Feb 7 – Mar 7	Apr 3
Bush beans	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	May 21
Carrot	—	Feb 28 – Apr 11	Apr 29
Beet	—	Feb 21 – Apr 4	Apr 12
Potato	—	Feb 28 – Mar 21	May 9
Kale	Jan 10 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 5
Broccoli	Jan 10 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 14	Apr 22
Cucumber	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 28
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 23
Winter squash	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 27
Sweet corn	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	May 31
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 21 – Mar 14	May 22
Garlic	—	Oct 29 – Nov 26 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 7 – Mar 7	Mar 17
Basil	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 4

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Honea Path's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1902	Apr 2
1903	Feb 26
1904	Apr 5
1906	Mar 25
1907	Apr 15
1909	Mar 26
1910	Mar 16
1912	Mar 10
1913	Mar 28
1914	Mar 23
1915	Apr 4
1916	Mar 17
1917	Mar 28
1918	Mar 11
1921	Feb 24
1922	Mar 22
1923	Apr 2
1924	Apr 2
1925	Apr 1
1926	Mar 28
1927	Mar 5
1928	Mar 21
1929	Mar 11
1930	Mar 26
1931	Mar 23
1932	Mar 15
1933	Mar 11
1934	Mar 20
1935	Mar 1
1936	Apr 4
1937	Mar 29
1938	Apr 10
1939	Mar 19
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 19
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 7
1946	Feb 25
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 15
1951	Mar 22
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 22
1955	Mar 30
1956	Mar 25
1957	Mar 21
1958	Mar 22
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 11
1962	Apr 17
1963	Mar 23
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 22
1966	Apr 11
1967	Mar 23
1968	Mar 25
1969	Apr 20
1970	Apr 4
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 11
1974	Mar 22
1975	Apr 13
1976	Apr 7
1977	Mar 25
1978	Apr 22
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 15
1981	Mar 24
1982	Apr 7
1983	Apr 22
1984	Apr 23
1985	Apr 11
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 8
1988	Mar 17
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 4
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 8
1994	Apr 8
1995	Mar 10
1996	Apr 11
1998	Mar 24
2002	Mar 24
2004	Mar 23
2006	Mar 27
2008	Mar 26
2009	Mar 5
2010	Mar 11
2011	Mar 8
2012	Mar 6
2013	Mar 30
2014	Mar 27
2015	Mar 30
2016	Feb 28
2017	Mar 17
2018	Mar 24
2019	Mar 8
2020	Mar 7
2021	Apr 2
2022	Apr 10
2023	Mar 22

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1902	239
1903	240
1904	222
1906	199
1907	196
1909	212
1910	226
1912	237
1914	218
1915	225
1916	243
1917	209
1918	246
1921	261
1922	248
1923	220
1924	230
1925	235
1926	212
1927	258
1928	244
1929	256
1930	219
1932	241
1933	242
1934	236
1935	266
1936	226
1937	208
1938	228
1939	226
1940	215
1942	208
1943	185
1944	213
1945	211
1946	280
1947	242
1948	245
1949	200
1950	204
1951	225
1952	196
1953	199
1954	222
1955	218
1956	228
1957	220
1958	251
1959	217
1960	210
1962	189
1963	221
1964	194
1965	216
1966	205
1967	219
1968	217
1969	197
1970	225
1971	210
1972	193
1973	208
1974	213
1975	215
1976	204
1977	209
1978	178
1979	201
1980	241
1981	234
1982	211
1983	203
1984	197
1985	211
1986	203
1987	196
1988	209
1989	190
1990	205
1992	199
1993	204
1994	229
1995	239
2004	236
2009	270
2010	241
2011	254
2012	263
2013	227
2014	219
2015	237
2016	265
2017	247
2018	231
2019	245
2020	268
2021	225
2022	217

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1902	23.9 °C
1903	22.9 °C
1904	23.0 °C
1905	23.7 °C
1906	23.2 °C
1907	22.0 °C
1909	22.3 °C
1910	22.1 °C
1912	23.3 °C
1913	23.1 °C
1914	24.0 °C
1915	23.5 °C
1918	21.9 °C
1919	22.5 °C
1920	21.9 °C
1921	23.4 °C
1922	23.1 °C
1923	22.4 °C
1924	22.1 °C
1925	24.8 °C
1926	23.4 °C
1927	22.6 °C
1928	21.9 °C
1929	22.4 °C
1930	23.3 °C
1932	22.9 °C
1933	23.5 °C
1934	23.3 °C
1935	22.8 °C
1936	24.3 °C
1937	22.8 °C
1938	23.1 °C
1939	23.4 °C
1940	22.6 °C
1941	24.3 °C
1942	23.7 °C
1943	23.2 °C
1944	23.2 °C
1945	22.9 °C
1946	21.9 °C
1947	22.6 °C
1948	23.0 °C
1949	22.3 °C
1950	22.3 °C
1951	23.1 °C
1952	23.6 °C
1953	23.5 °C
1954	24.0 °C
1955	23.4 °C
1956	22.9 °C
1957	23.3 °C
1958	22.7 °C
1959	23.0 °C
1960	22.7 °C
1961	21.5 °C
1962	22.6 °C
1963	21.9 °C
1964	22.1 °C
1965	22.7 °C
1966	21.8 °C
1967	21.2 °C
1968	22.3 °C
1969	22.5 °C
1970	23.2 °C
1971	22.3 °C
1972	21.8 °C
1973	22.2 °C
1974	22.2 °C
1975	22.2 °C
1976	21.6 °C
1977	23.7 °C
1978	23.0 °C
1979	22.1 °C
1980	23.6 °C
1981	23.3 °C
1982	22.5 °C
1983	22.0 °C
1984	21.5 °C
1985	21.8 °C
1986	23.7 °C
1987	23.2 °C
1988	23.0 °C
1989	22.0 °C
1990	23.0 °C
1992	21.7 °C
1993	23.2 °C
1994	21.9 °C
1997	21.1 °C
1998	23.3 °C
2008	23.3 °C
2009	22.9 °C
2010	24.8 °C
2011	24.1 °C
2012	23.4 °C
2013	22.0 °C
2014	22.8 °C
2015	23.7 °C
2016	24.4 °C
2017	23.3 °C
2018	23.7 °C
2019	24.2 °C
2020	22.5 °C
2021	22.6 °C
2022	23.4 °C
2023	22.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1902, Honea Path's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Anderson (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

Due West Belton Ware Shoals Williamston Anderson Homeland Park