Cheraw, CO 81030 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cheraw, CO, ZIP 81030
Around 04/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 245 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 163 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cheraw in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
Zone 6a around Cheraw has about 6 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cheraw compares
About 163 days separate Cheraw's last and first frost, putting it 31,539 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CO, it ranks 71 of 624.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Cheraw's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Cheraw's dates instead of trusting one.