Emington, IL 60934 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Emington, IL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/27, about 242 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 170 frost-free days later.
Emington 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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Emington before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Emington's last frost
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 Emington compares
Emington's growing season runs about 170 days, ranking 29,270 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 1,420 of 1,548.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Emington's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Emington's dates instead of trusting one.