Eastlake, MI 49634 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Eastlake, MI, ZIP 49634
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/14, roughly 259 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 151 frost-free days later.
Eastlake sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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
Zone 6b around Eastlake has about 6 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.
Why 05/14 isn't a guarantee
05/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eastlake compares
About 151 days separate Eastlake's last and first frost, putting it 35,148 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MI, it ranks 818 of 1,153.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Eastlake can differ from the 49634 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Eastlake's frost date answer different questions.