Newberry, MI 49827 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Newberry, MI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/26, about 271 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/30, about 127 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
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Newberry before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Newberry's last frost
05/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Newberry compares
About 127 days separate Newberry's last and first frost, putting it 38,633 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MI, it ranks 1,057 of 1,153.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Newberry can differ from the 49827 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Newberry's frost date answer different questions.