Buda, IL 61314 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Buda, IL, ZIP 61314
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/22, roughly 237 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 177 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Buda 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 Buda 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.
The actual range around Buda's last frost
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. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Buda compares
Buda's growing season runs about 177 days, ranking 26,230 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 1,138 of 1,548.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Buda can differ from the 61314 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Buda's frost date answer different questions.