Albany, OR 97321 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Albany, OR?
Around 04/17 is the usual last spring frost, about 232 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 194 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Albany in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Albany before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Albany's last frost
04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Albany compares
Albany's growing season runs about 194 days, ranking 19,416 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OR, it ranks 257 of 463.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Albany can differ from the 97321 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Albany's frost date answer different questions.