Lansing, MI 48929 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lansing, MI, ZIP 48929
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/01, roughly 246 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 162 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lansing in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Lansing 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lansing compares
Lansing's growing season runs about 162 days, ranking 31,569 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 532 of 1,153.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Lansing's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Lansing can differ from the 48929 normal.