Creswell, OR 97440 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Creswell, OR?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/24, roughly 239 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 183 frost-free days later.
Creswell 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Creswell before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Creswell's last frost
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Creswell compares
Creswell's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 23,835 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OR, it ranks 296 of 463.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Creswell can differ from the 97440 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Creswell's frost date answer different questions.