Butte Falls, OR 97536 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Butte Falls, OR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/29, about 244 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 171 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 Butte Falls, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Butte Falls before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/29 isn't a guarantee
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Butte Falls compares
About 171 days separate Butte Falls's last and first frost, putting it 28,792 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OR, it ranks 317 of 463.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Butte Falls can differ from the 97536 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Butte Falls's frost date answer different questions.