Wrightstown, WI 54126 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wrightstown, WI?
Around 05/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 251 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 151 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 Wrightstown, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Wrightstown 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
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wrightstown compares
About 151 days separate Wrightstown's last and first frost, putting it 35,015 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WI, it ranks 532 of 860.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Wrightstown can differ from the 54126 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Wrightstown's frost date answer different questions.