White Lake, WI 54149 Frost Dates
When can you plant in White Lake, WI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/14, about 259 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/01, about 139 frost-free days later.
White Lake sits in USDA Zone 4b (-25 to -20°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 5 weeks of growing season left in White Lake before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/14 isn't a guarantee
05/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How White Lake compares
At roughly 139 frost-free days, White Lake places 37,276 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WI, it ranks 738 of 860.
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