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Sheboygan, WI 53026 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Sheboygan, WI?

Zone 5b

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/02, roughly 247 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 169 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sheboygan 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Sheboygan before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

Why 05/02 isn't a guarantee

05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Sheboygan compares

At roughly 169 frost-free days, Sheboygan places 29,318 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WI, it ranks 131 of 860.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Sheboygan's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Sheboygan can differ from the 53026 normal.