Yachats, OR 97390 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Yachats, OR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/13, about 228 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 202 frost-free days later.
Yachats sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Yachats before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Yachats compares
Yachats's growing season runs about 202 days, ranking 17,287 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OR, it ranks 226 of 463.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Yachats's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Yachats's dates instead of trusting one.