Oak Creek, WI 53154 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Oak Creek, WI?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/22, roughly 237 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 184 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Oak Creek, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Oak Creek 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
04/22 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. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Oak Creek compares
Oak Creek's growing season runs about 184 days, ranking 23,426 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WI, it ranks 12 of 860.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Oak Creek's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Oak Creek's dates instead of trusting one.