Scotts Mills, OR 97375 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Scotts Mills, OR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/27, about 242 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 190 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Scotts Mills 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Scotts Mills before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/27 isn't a guarantee
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Scotts Mills compares
At roughly 190 frost-free days, Scotts Mills places 21,291 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OR, it ranks 284 of 463.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Scotts Mills's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Scotts Mills can differ from the 97375 normal.