Wakefield, MI 54557 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wakefield, MI?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/25, roughly 270 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/21, about 117 frost-free days later.
Zone 4a (-30 to -25°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 Wakefield, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 3 weeks of growing season left in Wakefield before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/25 isn't a guarantee
05/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wakefield compares
About 117 days separate Wakefield's last and first frost, putting it 39,251 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MI, it ranks 1,116 of 1,153.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Wakefield's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Wakefield can differ from the 54557 normal.