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South Carolina 67°F soil temperature

Updated Nov 4, 2026, 7:41 AM EST

The middle reading of 4 South Carolina cities, 2 inches down, on Nov 2. Pick a city for its forecast and lawn calendar.

South Carolina cities today

Estimated daily average soil temperature at 2 inches, the difference from normal for the date, and the change over the last week. South Carolina spans warm-season grass country and the transition zone, where both cool- and warm-season lawns grow.

City2 in4 invs normal7 daysCrabgrass windowFall seeding ends
Charleston 67°68° +2°+2° early Feb – Feb 22 –
Columbia 67°67° +7°+6° Feb 11 – Mar 8 –
Rock Hill 61°62° +6°+3° Feb 23 – Mar 17 Nov 8
Greenville 63°64° +5°+3° Feb 13 – Mar 14 Nov 14

When to apply pre-emergent in South Carolina

Crabgrass pre-emergent goes down when 2-inch soil holds about 50°F. Across South Carolina that has typically happened first in Charleston, around Feb 2, and last in Rock Hill, around Feb 23. The window closes when soil holds 55°F and crabgrass starts sprouting.

A low mat of bermudagrass with fine blades and seed heads
Bermudagrass, the warm-season grass behind most lawns from the Carolinas to Texas.

Last good week to seed in South Carolina

Tall fescue and bluegrass seed sprouts best while 4-inch soil is between 55 and 70°F. The typical last day above 55°F:

What grows in South Carolina lawns

Crabgrass is the weed spring pre-emergents are timed for. Lawns here are mostly warm-season grasses such as bermuda.

Large crabgrass with its spreading finger-like seed heads
Large crabgrass in seed. Each plant can drop thousands of seeds that wait for warm spring soil.
Close view of a Kentucky bluegrass lawn
Kentucky bluegrass, the most common cool-season lawn grass in the northern US.
A low mat of bermudagrass with fine blades and seed heads
Bermudagrass, the warm-season grass behind most lawns from the Carolinas to Texas.

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