Aurora, IL 60504 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Aurora, IL, ZIP 60504
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/19, about 234 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 185 frost-free days later.
Aurora 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
Zone 5b around Aurora has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/19 isn't a guarantee
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Aurora compares
Aurora's growing season runs about 185 days, ranking 23,005 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 815 of 1,548.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Aurora's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Aurora can differ from the 60504 normal.