Camargo, IL 61941 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Camargo, IL?
Around 04/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 230 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 188 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Camargo in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Camargo before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/15 isn't a guarantee
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Camargo compares
About 188 days separate Camargo's last and first frost, putting it 22,167 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IL, it ranks 700 of 1,548.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Camargo's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Camargo can differ from the 61941 normal.