Mound Station, IL 62375 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mound Station, IL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/18, roughly 233 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 187 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mound Station 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 Mound Station 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
04/18 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 Mound Station compares
At roughly 187 frost-free days, Mound Station places 22,629 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within IL, it ranks 807 of 1,548.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Mound Station's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Mound Station's dates instead of trusting one.