Paisley, OR 97640 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Paisley, OR?
Around 06/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 282 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/14, about 98 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Paisley, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 2 weeks of growing season left in Paisley before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Paisley's last frost
06/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Paisley compares
Paisley's growing season runs about 98 days, ranking 39,768 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OR, it ranks 426 of 463.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Paisley's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Paisley's dates instead of trusting one.