Eagle, CO 80426 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Eagle, CO?
Around 06/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 290 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/11, about 89 frost-free days later.
Eagle sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 2 weeks of growing season left in Eagle 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
06/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 06/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eagle compares
Eagle's growing season runs about 89 days, ranking 39,917 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CO, it ranks 546 of 624.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Eagle's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Eagle can differ from the 80426 normal.