Pinconning, MI 48634 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pinconning, MI?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/03, roughly 248 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 161 frost-free days later.
Pinconning 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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Pinconning before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/03 isn't a guarantee
05/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pinconning compares
At roughly 161 frost-free days, Pinconning places 32,094 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MI, it ranks 587 of 1,153.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Pinconning's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Pinconning can differ from the 48634 normal.