Hawkins, WI 54530 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hawkins, WI, ZIP 54530
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/07, about 252 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 147 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hawkins in Zone 4a (-30 to -25°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
Zone 4a around Hawkins has about 5 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 05/07 isn't a guarantee
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/25 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 Hawkins compares
At roughly 147 frost-free days, Hawkins places 35,974 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WI, it ranks 631 of 860.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Hawkins's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Hawkins can differ from the 54530 normal.