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Eagle, CO 80426 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Eagle, CO?

Zone 5b

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.