Bluford, IL 62814 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bluford, IL?
Around 04/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 226 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 193 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bluford 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Bluford before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Bluford's last frost
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bluford compares
Bluford's growing season runs about 193 days, ranking 20,034 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 406 of 1,548.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Bluford can differ from the 62814 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Bluford's frost date answer different questions.