Rossville, IL 60963 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Rossville, IL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/22, about 237 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 180 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rossville 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Rossville 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
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Rossville compares
About 180 days separate Rossville's last and first frost, putting it 24,946 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IL, it ranks 964 of 1,548.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Rossville's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Rossville's dates instead of trusting one.