Butte-Silver Bow, MT 59703 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Butte-Silver Bow, MT?
Around 06/13 is the usual last spring frost, about 289 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/05, about 83 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 Butte-Silver Bow, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 1 week of growing season left in Butte-Silver Bow before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 06/13 isn't a guarantee
06/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 07/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Butte-Silver Bow compares
Butte-Silver Bow's growing season runs about 83 days, ranking 40,012 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MT, it ranks 353 of 392.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 4a and Butte-Silver Bow's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Butte-Silver Bow's dates instead of trusting one.