Le Grand, IA 50142 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Le Grand, IA, ZIP 50142
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/28, roughly 243 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 162 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Le Grand 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 Le Grand has about 6 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.
The actual range around Le Grand's last frost
04/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Le Grand compares
Le Grand's growing season runs about 162 days, ranking 31,814 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IA, it ranks 713 of 1,042.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Le Grand's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Le Grand's dates instead of trusting one.