Orchard Lake Village, MI 48323 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Orchard Lake Village, MI, ZIP 48323
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 172 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Orchard Lake Village in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 6a around Orchard Lake Village 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 04/29 isn't a guarantee
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Orchard Lake Village compares
Orchard Lake Village's growing season runs about 172 days, ranking 28,334 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 262 of 1,153.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Orchard Lake Village's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Orchard Lake Village can differ from the 48323 normal.