Veneta, OR 97437 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Veneta, OR?
Around 04/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 233 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 189 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Veneta 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Veneta 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
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 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 Veneta compares
At roughly 189 frost-free days, Veneta places 21,538 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OR, it ranks 286 of 463.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Veneta can differ from the 97437 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Veneta's frost date answer different questions.