Bend, OR 97709 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bend, OR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 06/06, about 282 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/20, about 105 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bend in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 3 weeks of growing season left in Bend before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Bend's last frost
06/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bend compares
About 105 days separate Bend's last and first frost, putting it 39,595 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OR, it ranks 406 of 463.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Bend can differ from the 97709 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Bend's frost date answer different questions.