White Cloud, MI 49413 Frost Dates
When can you plant in White Cloud, MI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/08, about 253 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 155 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts White Cloud 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in White Cloud before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around White Cloud's last frost
05/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How White Cloud compares
At roughly 155 frost-free days, White Cloud places 34,007 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MI, it ranks 784 of 1,153.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in White Cloud can differ from the 49413 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and White Cloud's frost date answer different questions.