Bovill, ID 83806 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bovill, ID?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/16, about 261 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/23, about 128 frost-free days later.
Bovill sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 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 4 weeks of growing season left in Bovill before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Bovill's last frost
05/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bovill compares
About 128 days separate Bovill's last and first frost, putting it 38,578 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within ID, it ranks 184 of 320.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Bovill's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Bovill's dates instead of trusting one.