Ipava, IL 61441 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ipava, IL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/17, roughly 232 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 185 frost-free days later.
Ipava sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Ipava 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
04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ipava compares
Ipava's growing season runs about 185 days, ranking 23,296 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 840 of 1,548.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Ipava's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Ipava can differ from the 61441 normal.