Virden, IL 62690 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Virden, IL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/07, roughly 222 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 205 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Virden 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Virden 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
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Virden compares
At roughly 205 frost-free days, Virden places 16,305 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within IL, it ranks 111 of 1,548.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Virden's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Virden can differ from the 62690 normal.