Bevington, IA 50229 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bevington, IA?
Around 04/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 239 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 168 frost-free days later.
Bevington sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Bevington before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Bevington's last frost
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bevington compares
Bevington's growing season runs about 168 days, ranking 29,820 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IA, it ranks 408 of 1,042.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Bevington's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Bevington's dates instead of trusting one.