Reedsport, OR 97441 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Reedsport, OR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/25, about 209 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 249 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Reedsport, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Reedsport 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
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Reedsport compares
Reedsport's growing season runs about 249 days, ranking 7,626 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OR, it ranks 74 of 463.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Reedsport can differ from the 97441 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Reedsport's frost date answer different questions.