Norridge, IL 60706 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Norridge, IL?
Around 04/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 231 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 193 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Norridge 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Norridge before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Norridge's last frost
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Norridge compares
Norridge's growing season runs about 193 days, ranking 19,754 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 383 of 1,548.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Norridge's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Norridge can differ from the 60706 normal.