White Cloud, MI 49312 Frost Dates
Frost dates for White Cloud, MI, ZIP 49312
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/17, about 262 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/01, about 137 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 White Cloud, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5b around White Cloud has about 5 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
05/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How White Cloud compares
About 137 days separate White Cloud's last and first frost, putting it 37,524 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MI, it ranks 941 of 1,153.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and White Cloud's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around White Cloud's dates instead of trusting one.