Bridgman, MI 49023 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bridgman, MI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/05, about 250 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 161 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bridgman in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Bridgman before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Bridgman's last frost
05/05 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. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bridgman compares
About 161 days separate Bridgman's last and first frost, putting it 32,068 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MI, it ranks 574 of 1,153.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Bridgman can differ from the 49023 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Bridgman's frost date answer different questions.