Winneconne, WI 54986 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Winneconne, WI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 178 frost-free days later.
Winneconne sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Winneconne 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
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Winneconne compares
At roughly 178 frost-free days, Winneconne places 25,742 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WI, it ranks 53 of 860.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Winneconne can differ from the 54986 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Winneconne's frost date answer different questions.