Lac La Belle, WI 53036 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lac La Belle, WI?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/30, roughly 245 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 164 frost-free days later.
Zone 5a (-20 to -15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Lac La Belle, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Lac La Belle 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
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lac La Belle compares
Lac La Belle's growing season runs about 164 days, ranking 31,185 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WI, it ranks 220 of 860.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Lac La Belle can differ from the 53036 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Lac La Belle's frost date answer different questions.