Albany, IL 61230 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Albany, IL, ZIP 61230
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/22, roughly 237 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 175 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Albany 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
Zone 5b around Albany has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 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 Albany compares
About 175 days separate Albany's last and first frost, putting it 27,108 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IL, it ranks 1,207 of 1,548.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Albany can differ from the 61230 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Albany's frost date answer different questions.