Akron, CO 80720 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Akron, CO?
Around 05/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 253 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 149 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Akron in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Akron before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Akron's last frost
05/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Akron compares
About 149 days separate Akron's last and first frost, putting it 35,529 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CO, it ranks 336 of 624.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Akron's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Akron's dates instead of trusting one.