Almond, WI 54909 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Almond, WI?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/10, roughly 255 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 146 frost-free days later.
Almond 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 Almond before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/10 isn't a guarantee
05/10 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. 05/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Almond compares
Almond's growing season runs about 146 days, ranking 36,105 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WI, it ranks 651 of 860.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 4b and Almond's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Almond's dates instead of trusting one.