Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cheyenne Wells, CO?
Around 05/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 246 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 165 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Cheyenne Wells, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Cheyenne Wells 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
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 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 Cheyenne Wells compares
At roughly 165 frost-free days, Cheyenne Wells places 30,668 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within CO, it ranks 61 of 624.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Cheyenne Wells can differ from the 80810 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Cheyenne Wells's frost date answer different questions.