Novi, MI 48376 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Novi, MI, ZIP 48376
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.
Novi 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 Novi 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.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
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 Novi compares
About 165 days separate Novi's last and first frost, putting it 30,492 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MI, it ranks 437 of 1,153.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Novi's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Novi can differ from the 48376 normal.