Village of Clarkston, MI 48350 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Village of Clarkston, MI?
Around 05/10 is the usual last spring frost, about 255 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 148 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Village of Clarkston 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 6 weeks of growing season left in Village of Clarkston before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Village of Clarkston's last frost
05/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Village of Clarkston compares
Village of Clarkston's growing season runs about 148 days, ranking 35,755 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 850 of 1,153.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Village of Clarkston can differ from the 48350 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Village of Clarkston's frost date answer different questions.