Collbran, CO 81646 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Collbran, CO, ZIP 81646
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/17, roughly 262 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/30, about 136 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 Collbran, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5b around Collbran has about 5 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Collbran compares
About 136 days separate Collbran's last and first frost, putting it 37,782 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CO, it ranks 423 of 624.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Collbran's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Collbran can differ from the 81646 normal.