Orland Park, IL 60462 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Orland Park, IL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/19, about 234 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 183 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Orland Park in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Orland Park 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
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Orland Park compares
Orland Park's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 23,748 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 874 of 1,548.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Orland Park can differ from the 60462 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Orland Park's frost date answer different questions.