Vale, OR 97911 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Vale, OR?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 06/05, roughly 281 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/05, about 91 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Vale in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 1 week of growing season left in Vale before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Vale's last frost
06/05 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. 06/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Vale compares
About 91 days separate Vale's last and first frost, putting it 39,903 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OR, it ranks 431 of 463.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Vale's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Vale can differ from the 97911 normal.