Bingham Farms, MI 48301 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bingham Farms, MI, ZIP 48301
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/01, about 246 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 165 frost-free days later.
Bingham Farms 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 Bingham Farms 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Bingham Farms compares
Bingham Farms's growing season runs about 165 days, ranking 30,642 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 461 of 1,153.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bingham Farms can differ from the 48301 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Bingham Farms's frost date answer different questions.