Verona, IL 60479 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Verona, IL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/27, roughly 242 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 170 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Verona in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Verona 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
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Verona compares
Verona's growing season runs about 170 days, ranking 29,241 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 1,416 of 1,548.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Verona's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Verona can differ from the 60479 normal.