Armington, IL 61721 Frost Dates
Armington, IL: when does the frost end?
Around 04/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 235 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/16, roughly 179 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Armington in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 7 weeks until Armington's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 04/20 isn't a guarantee
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/05 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/04 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Armington against the rest of the dataset
About 179 days separate Armington's last and first frost, putting it 25,484 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IL, it ranks 1,068 of 1,548.
Learn more
Before leaning on 61721's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Armington can differ from the 61721 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Armington's frost date answer different questions.