When to plant in Westminster, SC

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 25

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 11

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 27

1 year in 10 by Oct 19

Frost-free days

199

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Walhalla · 10.2 km away · station 299 m, town 284 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 28 – Mar 14	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 19
Sweet pepper	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 24
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 7 – Feb 14	Mar 14 – Mar 28	Apr 23
Peas	—	Feb 28 – Mar 28	Apr 24
Bush beans	—	Apr 18 – May 9	Jun 7
Carrot	—	Mar 21 – May 2	May 20
Beet	—	Mar 14 – Apr 25	May 3
Potato	—	Mar 21 – Apr 11	May 30
Kale	Jan 31 – Feb 14	Mar 14 – Mar 28	Apr 26
Broccoli	Jan 31 – Feb 14	Mar 14 – Apr 4	May 13
Cucumber	Mar 28 – Apr 4	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 14
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 28 – Apr 4	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 9
Winter squash	Mar 28 – Apr 4	Apr 25 – May 9	Jul 14
Sweet corn	—	Apr 18 – May 9	Jun 17
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 14 – Apr 4	Jun 12
Garlic	—	Oct 13 – Nov 10 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 28 – Mar 28	Apr 7
Basil	Mar 14 – Mar 28	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 21

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Westminster'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
1897	Apr 17
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 10
1901	Mar 21
1904	Apr 5
1905	Apr 18
1907	Apr 13
1909	Mar 26
1919	Apr 2
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 19
1922	Mar 23
1923	May 10
1924	Apr 4
1925	Apr 1
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 23
1930	Apr 9
1931	Apr 7
1932	Apr 15
1933	Apr 7
1934	Apr 14
1936	Apr 19
1937	Apr 13
1938	Apr 11
1939	Mar 20
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 7
1946	Apr 13
1947	May 9
1948	Apr 3
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 22
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Mar 29
1958	Apr 8
1959	Apr 15
1960	May 13
1961	Apr 19
1962	Apr 21
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 10
1965	Mar 22
1966	Apr 11
1967	Apr 28
1968	May 6
1969	Apr 24
1970	Apr 8
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 26
1973	Apr 15
1974	Apr 25
1975	Apr 16
1976	May 4
1977	May 10
1978	Apr 22
1979	Apr 10
1980	Apr 17
1981	Apr 7
1982	Apr 24
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 19
1985	Apr 11
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 10
1988	Apr 29
1989	May 8
1990	Apr 13
1991	Apr 1
1992	Apr 29
1993	Apr 23
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 25
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 15
1998	Apr 25
1999	Apr 19
2001	Apr 20
2002	Apr 6
2003	Apr 1
2004	Apr 16
2005	Apr 26
2006	Mar 28
2007	Apr 11
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 9
2010	Mar 24
2011	Apr 7
2012	Apr 13
2013	Mar 30
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 6
2016	Apr 11
2017	Mar 21
2018	Apr 21
2019	Apr 4
2020	Apr 12
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 11
2023	Mar 22
2024	Apr 7
2025	Apr 14
2026	Mar 30

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1897	213
1898	193
1899	206
1901	228
1904	200
1907	180
1919	225
1920	197
1921	172
1922	231
1923	167
1924	202
1925	192
1926	189
1930	192
1931	193
1932	174
1933	214
1936	194
1937	184
1938	196
1939	209
1940	207
1941	222
1942	197
1943	185
1944	204
1945	211
1946	182
1947	180
1948	197
1949	200
1950	198
1951	199
1952	195
1953	199
1954	208
1955	207
1956	201
1957	204
1958	203
1959	193
1960	164
1961	178
1962	185
1963	180
1964	183
1965	216
1966	205
1967	154
1968	151
1969	176
1970	191
1971	183
1972	176
1973	185
1974	160
1975	197
1976	166
1977	157
1978	175
1979	186
1980	178
1981	178
1982	185
1983	198
1984	201
1985	210
1986	203
1987	176
1988	166
1989	164
1990	195
1991	188
1992	173
1993	188
1994	201
1995	178
1996	191
1997	195
1998	180
1999	187
2001	181
2002	209
2003	211
2004	207
2005	183
2006	199
2007	206
2008	195
2009	192
2010	226
2011	196
2012	201
2013	207
2014	198
2015	221
2016	213
2017	218
2018	203
2019	210
2020	203
2021	197
2022	190
2023	223
2024	227
2025	209

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1897	21.0 °C
1898	21.4 °C
1899	21.4 °C
1901	20.6 °C
1904	21.2 °C
1905	22.3 °C
1907	21.5 °C
1909	21.3 °C
1919	22.0 °C
1920	20.9 °C
1922	22.3 °C
1923	21.3 °C
1924	21.5 °C
1925	23.2 °C
1926	22.2 °C
1930	22.4 °C
1931	21.8 °C
1932	21.7 °C
1933	22.2 °C
1936	22.3 °C
1937	21.6 °C
1938	21.5 °C
1939	22.0 °C
1940	21.2 °C
1941	23.1 °C
1942	22.5 °C
1943	22.1 °C
1944	22.0 °C
1945	21.6 °C
1946	21.6 °C
1947	21.7 °C
1948	21.6 °C
1949	21.1 °C
1950	21.4 °C
1951	21.8 °C
1952	22.2 °C
1953	22.2 °C
1954	22.8 °C
1955	22.3 °C
1956	21.5 °C
1957	22.1 °C
1958	21.8 °C
1959	22.1 °C
1960	21.6 °C
1961	20.3 °C
1962	21.7 °C
1963	21.2 °C
1964	21.3 °C
1965	21.7 °C
1966	20.6 °C
1967	20.1 °C
1968	21.2 °C
1969	21.3 °C
1970	22.1 °C
1971	21.2 °C
1972	20.8 °C
1973	21.0 °C
1974	20.7 °C
1975	21.4 °C
1976	20.3 °C
1977	22.2 °C
1978	21.2 °C
1979	20.6 °C
1980	21.6 °C
1981	20.6 °C
1982	20.6 °C
1983	20.7 °C
1984	20.2 °C
1985	20.8 °C
1986	22.1 °C
1987	21.7 °C
1988	21.0 °C
1989	20.6 °C
1990	21.4 °C
1991	21.7 °C
1992	20.5 °C
1993	21.9 °C
1994	21.0 °C
1995	21.9 °C
1996	21.4 °C
1997	20.4 °C
1998	22.6 °C
1999	22.2 °C
2000	21.8 °C
2001	21.0 °C
2002	22.0 °C
2003	20.7 °C
2004	21.0 °C
2005	21.0 °C
2006	21.4 °C
2007	21.9 °C
2008	21.9 °C
2009	21.8 °C
2010	23.4 °C
2011	23.0 °C
2012	22.6 °C
2013	21.4 °C
2014	21.8 °C
2015	22.6 °C
2016	23.3 °C
2017	21.9 °C
2018	22.1 °C
2019	22.6 °C
2020	21.3 °C
2021	20.9 °C
2022	21.6 °C
2023	20.7 °C
2024	21.9 °C
2025	21.6 °C
2026	22.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1897, Westminster'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 Walhalla (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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