Emmett, MI 48006 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Emmett, MI, ZIP 48006
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/12, roughly 257 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/05, about 147 frost-free days later.
Emmett sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Emmett has about 5 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Emmett's last frost
05/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Emmett compares
About 147 days separate Emmett's last and first frost, putting it 35,985 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MI, it ranks 871 of 1,153.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Emmett can differ from the 48006 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Emmett's frost date answer different questions.