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Beaverville, IL 60912 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Beaverville, IL?

Zone 5b

Around 04/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 239 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 174 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Beaverville 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 Beaverville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

Why 04/24 isn't a guarantee

04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Beaverville compares

At roughly 174 frost-free days, Beaverville places 27,618 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within IL, it ranks 1,271 of 1,548.

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local microclimates covers what one yard in Beaverville can differ from the 60912 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Beaverville's frost date answer different questions.