Beardstown, IL 62622 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Beardstown, IL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/19, about 234 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 179 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Beardstown 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Beardstown before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/19 isn't a guarantee
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Beardstown compares
Beardstown's growing season runs about 179 days, ranking 25,277 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 1,025 of 1,548.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Beardstown's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Beardstown's dates instead of trusting one.