Owendale, MI 48754 Frost Dates
Owendale, MI: when does the frost end?
Around 05/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 252 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/10, roughly 152 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Owendale in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 6 weeks until Owendale's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 05/07 isn't a guarantee
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/25 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/22 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Owendale against the rest of the dataset
Owendale's growing season runs about 152 days, ranking 34,887 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 810 of 1,153.
Learn more
Before leaning on 48754's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Owendale's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Owendale can differ from the 48754 normal.