West Milwaukee, WI 53215 Frost Dates
When can you plant in West Milwaukee, WI?
Around 04/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 241 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 177 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 West Milwaukee, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in West Milwaukee 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
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How West Milwaukee compares
At roughly 177 frost-free days, West Milwaukee places 26,113 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WI, it ranks 81 of 860.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and West Milwaukee's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around West Milwaukee's dates instead of trusting one.