Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cherry Hills Village, CO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/02, about 247 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 160 frost-free days later.
Cherry Hills Village sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 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 6 weeks of growing season left in Cherry Hills Village 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
05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cherry Hills Village compares
Cherry Hills Village's growing season runs about 160 days, ranking 32,289 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CO, it ranks 100 of 624.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Cherry Hills Village can differ from the 80113 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Cherry Hills Village's frost date answer different questions.