Fairview, IL 61432 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fairview, 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 177 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Fairview, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Fairview 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 Fairview compares
About 177 days separate Fairview's last and first frost, putting it 26,238 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IL, it ranks 1,139 of 1,548.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Fairview's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Fairview can differ from the 61432 normal.