FrostDateCheck

Moore, ID 83244 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Moore, ID?

Zone 5a

Around 05/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 269 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/14, about 113 frost-free days later.

Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 Moore, not a forecast for this year.

What to do before the first frost

About 2 weeks of growing season left in Moore before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

Why 05/24 isn't a guarantee

05/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Moore compares

About 113 days separate Moore's last and first frost, putting it 39,406 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within ID, it ranks 234 of 320.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Moore's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Moore's dates instead of trusting one.