Your nature year
Myrtle Beach, South Carolinathrough the year
Also for Conway, SC: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Myrtle Beach?
At roughly 19 feet, Myrtle Beach is about as low as towns get. Leaves usually come out around Feb 4 and the first flowers around Mar 8.
About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Myrtle Beach usually sees its last spring frost around Mar 21 and its first fall frost around Nov 13, a frost-free stretch of about 237 days at the nearest NOAA station, Myrtle Beach. Santee Refuge, 90 miles from Myrtle Beach, is the nearest winter wildlife spot on this site, Nov 1–Feb 28 (local timing). For fall foliage, the nearest is Congaree National Park (111 mi, usually Oct 21–Nov 10). Head west for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Myrtle Beach.
Updated Sep 27. Sources: US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) ↗ (opens in a new tab), US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Myrtle Beach's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 21 to ~Nov 13
- First leaf ~Feb 4
- First bloom ~Mar 8
- Today
Near Myrtle Beach right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 13 · last spring frost around Mar 21NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Myrtle Beach (4.8 mi, 50% dates)~7 weeks
- Pee Dee Refuge · 116 mi · Local timing: Sep 1–Nov 30Fall foliage · in its window now
- Winter wildlife · Santee Refuge · 90 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Feb 28~5 weeks
Myrtle Beach's nature year
- Feb: Spring green-upFeb
- Mar: Last spring frostMar
- Synchronous fireflies · Congaree National ParkMay–Jun
- Fall foliage · Congaree National ParkOct–Nov
- Nov: First fall frostNov
- Winter wildlife · Santee RefugeNov–Feb
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Congaree National Park · 111 miusually Oct 21–Nov 10~3 weeks
- Pee Dee Refuge · 116 miLocal timing: Sep 1–Nov 30
Synchronous fireflies
- Congaree National Park · 111 miusually May 11–Jun 20~7 months
Winter wildlife
- Santee Refuge · 90 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Feb 28~5 weeks
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 21
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 13
About 237 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 4
First bloom around Mar 8
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Myrtle Beach (4.8 mi from Myrtle Beach), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.
Questions people ask
When is the first frost in Myrtle Beach?
On average around Nov 13, and the last spring frost around Mar 21: about 237 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Myrtle Beach, 4.8 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Myrtle Beach?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 4 and first bloom around Mar 8, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Myrtle Beach?
Congaree National Park, 111 miles (usually Oct 21–Nov 10); Pee Dee Refuge, 116 miles (local timing: Sep 1–Nov 30). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see synchronous fireflies near Myrtle Beach?
Congaree National Park, 111 miles (usually May 11–Jun 20). Distances are straight-line.
How we know
US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, Spring Index 1991–2020 averages (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27)