Nauvoo, IL 52648 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Nauvoo, IL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/12, about 227 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 194 frost-free days later.
Nauvoo sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Nauvoo 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
04/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Nauvoo compares
About 194 days separate Nauvoo's last and first frost, putting it 19,537 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IL, it ranks 360 of 1,548.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Nauvoo's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Nauvoo's dates instead of trusting one.