Grand View, ID 83624 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Grand View, ID?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/28, roughly 243 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 162 frost-free days later.
Grand View sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Grand View before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/28 isn't a guarantee
04/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Grand View compares
Grand View's growing season runs about 162 days, ranking 31,845 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within ID, it ranks 81 of 320.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Grand View can differ from the 83624 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Grand View's frost date answer different questions.