Camden, IL 62344 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Camden, IL?
Around 04/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 233 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 187 frost-free days later.
Camden 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Camden before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/18 isn't a guarantee
04/18 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 Camden compares
About 187 days separate Camden's last and first frost, putting it 22,647 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IL, it ranks 811 of 1,548.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Camden can differ from the 62344 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Camden's frost date answer different questions.