Livonia, MI 48152 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Livonia, MI?
Around 05/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 246 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 165 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Livonia in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Livonia before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Livonia compares
About 165 days separate Livonia's last and first frost, putting it 30,474 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MI, it ranks 423 of 1,153.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Livonia's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Livonia's dates instead of trusting one.