South Range, MI 49963 Frost Dates
When can you plant in South Range, MI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/17, about 262 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/01, about 138 frost-free days later.
South Range 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 South Range before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around South Range's last frost
05/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How South Range compares
South Range's growing season runs about 138 days, ranking 37,429 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MI, it ranks 932 of 1,153.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around South Range's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in South Range can differ from the 49963 normal.