When to plant in Leesville, SC

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 10

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 29

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 2

1 year in 10 by Oct 20

Frost-free days

218

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Saluda · 25.2 km away · station 146 m, town 200 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 13 – Feb 27	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 4
Sweet pepper	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 9
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 25 – Feb 1	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 10
Peas	—	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Apr 11
Bush beans	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	May 23
Carrot	—	Mar 8 – Apr 19	May 7
Beet	—	Mar 1 – Apr 12	Apr 20
Potato	—	Mar 8 – Mar 29	May 17
Kale	Jan 18 – Feb 1	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 13
Broccoli	Jan 18 – Feb 1	Mar 1 – Mar 22	Apr 30
Cucumber	Mar 13 – Mar 20	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 30
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 13 – Mar 20	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 25
Winter squash	Mar 13 – Mar 20	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 29
Sweet corn	—	Apr 3 – Apr 24	Jun 2
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 1 – Mar 22	May 30
Garlic	—	Oct 19 – Nov 16 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 15 – Mar 15	Mar 25
Basil	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 10 – Apr 24	Jun 6

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Leesville'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
1903	Mar 26
1904	Apr 5
1905	Apr 17
1906	Apr 24
1907	Apr 15
1908	Apr 4
1909	Mar 31
1914	Mar 24
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 10
1918	Apr 13
1919	Apr 27
1920	Apr 14
1924	Apr 3
1925	Apr 2
1926	Apr 20
1927	Mar 25
1928	Mar 22
1929	Mar 18
1934	Mar 27
1936	Apr 4
1937	Apr 12
1938	Mar 1
1939	Mar 19
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 2
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 11
1946	Mar 12
1947	Mar 29
1951	Apr 18
1952	Apr 8
1953	Apr 21
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 10
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 19
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 16
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1964	Apr 1
1965	Mar 22
1966	Apr 10
1967	Mar 20
1968	Mar 25
1970	Apr 9
1971	May 5
1972	Apr 10
1973	Apr 12
1975	Apr 14
1976	Apr 13
1977	May 11
1979	Mar 27
1980	Mar 22
1981	Mar 21
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 7
1988	Mar 18
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 12
1992	Apr 6
1993	Apr 4
1994	Mar 17
1995	Mar 12
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 2
1998	Mar 24
1999	Mar 28
2000	Apr 10
2001	Mar 29
2002	Mar 24
2003	Mar 31
2004	Apr 6
2005	Mar 20
2006	Mar 28
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 17
2009	Apr 9
2010	Mar 9
2011	Apr 7
2012	Mar 10
2013	Mar 30
2014	Apr 1
2015	Mar 30
2016	Mar 23
2017	Mar 21
2018	Apr 17
2019	Mar 29
2020	Mar 9
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 11
2023	Mar 22
2024	Mar 20
2025	Mar 19
2026	Mar 20

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1903	212
1904	200
1905	187
1906	169
1907	182
1908	214
1914	218
1915	213
1916	194
1917	184
1918	202
1919	200
1924	202
1925	191
1926	190
1927	225
1928	248
1929	232
1934	214
1936	209
1937	194
1938	268
1939	226
1940	208
1941	224
1942	215
1944	192
1945	218
1946	246
1951	199
1952	195
1953	192
1955	207
1956	202
1957	192
1958	219
1959	234
1960	196
1961	193
1962	191
1963	224
1964	234
1965	216
1966	206
1967	229
1968	214
1972	192
1975	200
1976	188
1979	201
1980	234
1981	212
1985	212
1986	203
1987	191
1988	209
1989	190
1990	196
1991	236
1992	196
1993	210
1994	251
1995	241
1996	205
1997	227
1998	227
1999	209
2000	182
2001	211
2002	234
2003	227
2004	222
2005	223
2006	209
2007	207
2008	193
2009	192
2010	242
2011	179
2012	235
2013	209
2014	213
2015	203
2016	241
2017	222
2018	207
2019	224
2020	238
2021	199
2022	190
2023	224
2024	210
2025	236

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1902	23.8 °C
1903	23.1 °C
1904	22.7 °C
1905	24.1 °C
1906	23.8 °C
1907	22.8 °C
1908	23.7 °C
1914	23.9 °C
1915	23.9 °C
1916	23.2 °C
1917	23.0 °C
1918	22.6 °C
1919	22.9 °C
1920	22.6 °C
1924	22.9 °C
1925	25.0 °C
1926	23.8 °C
1927	22.8 °C
1928	22.1 °C
1929	22.3 °C
1934	23.8 °C
1935	23.4 °C
1936	24.1 °C
1937	23.6 °C
1938	23.8 °C
1939	24.0 °C
1940	23.3 °C
1941	25.0 °C
1942	24.4 °C
1944	24.1 °C
1945	23.9 °C
1946	23.5 °C
1951	23.8 °C
1952	24.4 °C
1953	24.3 °C
1954	24.6 °C
1955	24.1 °C
1956	23.8 °C
1957	23.9 °C
1958	23.8 °C
1959	24.0 °C
1960	23.9 °C
1961	22.5 °C
1962	23.7 °C
1963	22.4 °C
1964	22.7 °C
1965	23.1 °C
1966	22.6 °C
1967	21.7 °C
1970	22.4 °C
1972	21.7 °C
1975	22.2 °C
1976	21.2 °C
1980	24.0 °C
1981	23.3 °C
1985	22.8 °C
1986	24.3 °C
1987	23.6 °C
1988	23.0 °C
1989	22.5 °C
1990	23.3 °C
1991	23.7 °C
1992	22.5 °C
1993	23.8 °C
1994	22.9 °C
1995	23.7 °C
1996	23.2 °C
1997	22.1 °C
1998	24.3 °C
1999	23.6 °C
2000	23.4 °C
2001	23.3 °C
2002	24.2 °C
2003	22.8 °C
2004	23.6 °C
2005	23.2 °C
2006	23.4 °C
2007	23.5 °C
2008	23.4 °C
2009	23.2 °C
2010	24.8 °C
2011	24.5 °C
2012	23.7 °C
2013	22.4 °C
2014	23.3 °C
2015	24.0 °C
2016	24.4 °C
2017	23.9 °C
2018	24.1 °C
2019	24.3 °C
2020	23.0 °C
2021	22.9 °C
2022	23.8 °C
2023	22.8 °C
2024	24.1 °C
2025	23.9 °C
2026	24.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1903, Leesville's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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