Cameron, WI 54822 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cameron, WI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/08, about 253 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/02, about 145 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cameron in Zone 4b (-25 to -20°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 5 weeks of growing season left in Cameron before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Cameron's last frost
05/08 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. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cameron compares
At roughly 145 frost-free days, Cameron places 36,217 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WI, it ranks 658 of 860.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Cameron can differ from the 54822 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 4b and Cameron's frost date answer different questions.