Lincoln, MI 48762 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lincoln, MI, ZIP 48762
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/08, about 253 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 160 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Lincoln, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5b around Lincoln 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 05/08 isn't a guarantee
05/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lincoln compares
About 160 days separate Lincoln's last and first frost, putting it 32,514 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MI, it ranks 650 of 1,153.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Lincoln's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Lincoln's dates instead of trusting one.