Lawrence, MI 49064 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lawrence, MI?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/07, roughly 252 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 156 frost-free days later.
Lawrence sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Lawrence before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Lawrence's last frost
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/23 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 Lawrence compares
About 156 days separate Lawrence's last and first frost, putting it 33,725 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MI, it ranks 752 of 1,153.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Lawrence's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Lawrence can differ from the 49064 normal.