Pontiac, MI 48341 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pontiac, MI?
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 Pontiac 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Pontiac before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Pontiac compares
At roughly 172 frost-free days, Pontiac places 28,142 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MI, it ranks 247 of 1,153.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Pontiac's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pontiac's dates instead of trusting one.