Dove Creek, CO 81325 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Dove Creek, CO, ZIP 81325
Around 05/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 256 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 152 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Dove Creek, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Dove Creek 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 05/11 isn't a guarantee
05/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dove Creek compares
Dove Creek's growing season runs about 152 days, ranking 34,848 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CO, it ranks 297 of 624.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Dove Creek can differ from the 81325 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Dove Creek's frost date answer different questions.