Kaukauna, WI 54130 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kaukauna, WI?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/04, roughly 249 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 154 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kaukauna in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Kaukauna 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
05/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kaukauna compares
At roughly 154 frost-free days, Kaukauna places 34,229 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WI, it ranks 465 of 860.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Kaukauna's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Kaukauna can differ from the 54130 normal.