Newberry, MI 49762 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Newberry, MI, ZIP 49762
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/21, about 266 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/01, about 131 frost-free days later.
Newberry sits in USDA Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 5a around Newberry has about 5 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Newberry compares
Newberry's growing season runs about 131 days, ranking 38,301 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 1,022 of 1,153.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Newberry can differ from the 49762 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Newberry's frost date answer different questions.