New Burnside, IL 62967 Frost Dates
Frost dates for New Burnside, IL, ZIP 62967
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/14, about 229 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 189 frost-free days later.
New Burnside 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 New Burnside has about 8 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.
The actual range around New Burnside's last frost
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Burnside compares
New Burnside's growing season runs about 189 days, ranking 21,758 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IL, it ranks 655 of 1,548.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in New Burnside can differ from the 62967 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and New Burnside's frost date answer different questions.