Woodland, MI 48897 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Woodland, MI?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/03, roughly 248 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 158 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Woodland, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Woodland 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. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woodland compares
Woodland's growing season runs about 158 days, ranking 33,116 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 679 of 1,153.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Woodland can differ from the 48897 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Woodland's frost date answer different questions.