Grayville, IL 62844 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Grayville, IL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/07, roughly 222 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 201 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 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 Grayville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Grayville 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 03/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Grayville compares
Grayville's growing season runs about 201 days, ranking 17,548 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 254 of 1,548.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Grayville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Grayville can differ from the 62844 normal.