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Livonia, MI 48154 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Livonia, MI, ZIP 48154

Zone 6b

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/01, roughly 246 days out. 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

Zone 6b around Livonia has about 7 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 04/19 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

Livonia's growing season runs about 165 days, ranking 30,475 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 424 of 1,153.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Livonia's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Livonia's dates instead of trusting one.