Oxford, WI 53952 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Oxford, WI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/08, about 253 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 146 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Oxford in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Oxford 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
05/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Oxford compares
About 146 days separate Oxford's last and first frost, putting it 36,089 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WI, it ranks 645 of 860.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Oxford's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Oxford can differ from the 53952 normal.