Sheboygan, WI 53082 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Sheboygan, WI, ZIP 53082
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/02, about 247 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 169 frost-free days later.
Sheboygan 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
Zone 6a around Sheboygan has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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
Sheboygan's growing season runs about 169 days, ranking 29,319 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WI, it ranks 132 of 860.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Sheboygan can differ from the 53082 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Sheboygan's frost date answer different questions.