Dodgeville, WI 53595 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dodgeville, WI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/03, about 248 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 157 frost-free days later.
Dodgeville sits in USDA Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Dodgeville 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
05/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 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 Dodgeville compares
About 157 days separate Dodgeville's last and first frost, putting it 33,309 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WI, it ranks 389 of 860.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Dodgeville can differ from the 53595 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Dodgeville's frost date answer different questions.