Hudsonville, MI 49426 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hudsonville, MI?
Around 04/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 243 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 175 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hudsonville 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Hudsonville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Hudsonville'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 Hudsonville compares
About 175 days separate Hudsonville's last and first frost, putting it 26,848 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MI, it ranks 141 of 1,153.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Hudsonville's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Hudsonville's dates instead of trusting one.