Holland, MI 49423 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Holland, MI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/28, about 243 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 175 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Holland 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Holland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Holland's last frost
04/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Holland compares
Holland's growing season runs about 175 days, ranking 26,753 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 136 of 1,153.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Holland's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Holland can differ from the 49423 normal.