Newberry, MI 49836 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Newberry, MI, ZIP 49836
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/26, roughly 271 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/30, about 127 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Newberry 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
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
05/26 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
Newberry's growing season runs about 127 days, ranking 38,634 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 1,058 of 1,153.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Newberry's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Newberry can differ from the 49836 normal.