Herrin, IL 62948 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Herrin, IL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/09, about 224 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 195 frost-free days later.
Herrin 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Herrin before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Herrin's last frost
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Herrin compares
Herrin's growing season runs about 195 days, ranking 19,221 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 335 of 1,548.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Herrin's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Herrin can differ from the 62948 normal.