Mount Auburn, IL 62547 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mount Auburn, IL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/14, about 229 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 192 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 Mount Auburn, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Mount Auburn 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 04/01 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 Mount Auburn compares
Mount Auburn's growing season runs about 192 days, ranking 20,527 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 435 of 1,548.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Mount Auburn's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Mount Auburn can differ from the 62547 normal.