Pocatello, ID 83201 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pocatello, ID?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/02, about 247 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 161 frost-free days later.
Pocatello sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Pocatello before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/02 isn't a guarantee
05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pocatello compares
At roughly 161 frost-free days, Pocatello places 31,939 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within ID, it ranks 83 of 320.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Pocatello's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Pocatello can differ from the 83201 normal.