Eagarville, IL 62023 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Eagarville, IL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/14, about 229 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 188 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Eagarville in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Eagarville 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
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eagarville compares
About 188 days separate Eagarville's last and first frost, putting it 22,234 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IL, it ranks 709 of 1,548.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Eagarville can differ from the 62023 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Eagarville's frost date answer different questions.