Woodman, WI 53827 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Woodman, WI, ZIP 53827
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/22, roughly 237 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 179 frost-free days later.
Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 Woodman, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5a around Woodman 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.
Why 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 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 Woodman compares
About 179 days separate Woodman's last and first frost, putting it 25,526 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WI, it ranks 43 of 860.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Woodman's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Woodman can differ from the 53827 normal.