Taylor, WI 54659 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Taylor, WI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/09, about 254 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/01, about 143 frost-free days later.
Taylor 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 Taylor 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
05/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Taylor compares
About 143 days separate Taylor's last and first frost, putting it 36,598 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WI, it ranks 697 of 860.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Taylor's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Taylor can differ from the 54659 normal.