Carney, MI 49812 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Carney, MI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/22, about 267 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/27, about 126 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Carney in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 4 weeks of growing season left in Carney before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Carney's last frost
05/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Carney compares
Carney's growing season runs about 126 days, ranking 38,728 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 1,073 of 1,153.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Carney's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Carney's dates instead of trusting one.