Rogers City, MI 49779 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Rogers City, MI?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/10, roughly 255 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 154 frost-free days later.
Rogers City 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Rogers City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/10 isn't a guarantee
05/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Rogers City compares
Rogers City's growing season runs about 154 days, ranking 34,322 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 789 of 1,153.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Rogers City's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Rogers City's dates instead of trusting one.