Newberry, MI 49838 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Newberry, MI?
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 5b (-15 to -10°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 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.
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
At roughly 127 frost-free days, Newberry places 38,635 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MI, it ranks 1,059 of 1,153.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Newberry's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Newberry can differ from the 49838 normal.