Fruitland, IA 52749 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fruitland, IA?
Around 04/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 239 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 172 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fruitland 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Fruitland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Fruitland's last frost
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fruitland compares
About 172 days separate Fruitland's last and first frost, putting it 28,408 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IA, it ranks 269 of 1,042.
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