Halsey, OR 97377 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Halsey, OR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 203 frost-free days later.
Halsey sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Halsey before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/11 isn't a guarantee
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Halsey compares
At roughly 203 frost-free days, Halsey places 16,992 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OR, it ranks 221 of 463.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Halsey's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Halsey can differ from the 97377 normal.