Saratoga, WY 82332 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Saratoga, WY?
Around 06/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 288 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/07, about 83 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Saratoga in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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
About 1 week of growing season left in Saratoga 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
06/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Saratoga compares
About 83 days separate Saratoga's last and first frost, putting it 40,017 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WY, it ranks 156 of 192.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Saratoga's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Saratoga's dates instead of trusting one.