Elizabeth, IL 61028 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Elizabeth, IL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/01, about 246 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 160 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elizabeth in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Elizabeth before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Elizabeth's last frost
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elizabeth compares
At roughly 160 frost-free days, Elizabeth places 32,462 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within IL, it ranks 1,541 of 1,548.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Elizabeth's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Elizabeth can differ from the 61028 normal.