Kenney, IL 61749 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kenney, IL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/20, about 235 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 179 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Kenney, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Kenney 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
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kenney compares
Kenney's growing season runs about 179 days, ranking 25,481 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 1,065 of 1,548.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Kenney can differ from the 61749 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Kenney's frost date answer different questions.