Memphis, MI 48041 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Memphis, MI, ZIP 48041
Around 05/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 246 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 170 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Memphis, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Memphis has about 8 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.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Memphis compares
About 170 days separate Memphis's last and first frost, putting it 29,110 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MI, it ranks 333 of 1,153.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Memphis can differ from the 48041 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Memphis's frost date answer different questions.