Craig, CO 81638 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Craig, CO?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 06/06, roughly 282 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/12, about 96 frost-free days later.
Craig 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 Craig before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Craig's last frost
06/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Craig compares
At roughly 96 frost-free days, Craig places 39,791 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within CO, it ranks 536 of 624.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Craig can differ from the 81638 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Craig's frost date answer different questions.