Dongola, IL 62926 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Dongola, IL, ZIP 62926
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/02, roughly 217 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 211 frost-free days later.
Dongola sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Dongola has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/02 isn't a guarantee
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dongola compares
Dongola's growing season runs about 211 days, ranking 14,829 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 35 of 1,548.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Dongola's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Dongola can differ from the 62926 normal.