Orfordville, WI 53576 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Orfordville, WI?
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 165 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 Orfordville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Orfordville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/29 isn't a guarantee
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Orfordville compares
Orfordville's growing season runs about 165 days, ranking 30,621 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WI, it ranks 197 of 860.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Orfordville can differ from the 53576 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Orfordville's frost date answer different questions.