Bear Lake, MI 49614 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bear Lake, MI?
Around 05/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 252 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 163 frost-free days later.
Bear Lake 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Bear Lake before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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. 05/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bear Lake compares
Bear Lake's growing season runs about 163 days, ranking 31,529 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 524 of 1,153.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Bear Lake can differ from the 49614 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Bear Lake's frost date answer different questions.