Luna Pier, MI 48177 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Luna Pier, MI?
Around 04/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 242 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 176 frost-free days later.
Luna Pier sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Luna Pier before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Luna Pier compares
About 176 days separate Luna Pier's last and first frost, putting it 26,516 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MI, it ranks 124 of 1,153.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Luna Pier's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Luna Pier can differ from the 48177 normal.