Nodaway, IA 50857 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Nodaway, IA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/27, about 242 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 168 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Nodaway 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 6 weeks of growing season left in Nodaway 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
04/27 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 Nodaway compares
At roughly 168 frost-free days, Nodaway places 29,817 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within IA, it ranks 406 of 1,042.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Nodaway's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Nodaway can differ from the 50857 normal.