Murtaugh, ID 83344 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Murtaugh, ID, ZIP 83344
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/06, roughly 251 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 150 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Murtaugh in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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
Zone 6b around Murtaugh 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.
Why 05/06 isn't a guarantee
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Murtaugh compares
At roughly 150 frost-free days, Murtaugh places 35,450 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within ID, it ranks 116 of 320.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Murtaugh's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Murtaugh can differ from the 83344 normal.