Hines, OR 97738 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hines, OR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 06/11, about 287 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/06, about 88 frost-free days later.
Hines sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 1 week of growing season left in Hines 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
06/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 07/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hines compares
At roughly 88 frost-free days, Hines places 39,946 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OR, it ranks 440 of 463.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Hines can differ from the 97738 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Hines's frost date answer different questions.