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Everson, WA 98276 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Everson, WA, ZIP 98276

Zone 8a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/31, about 215 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 211 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Everson in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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

Zone 8a around Everson has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.

How much risk comes with planting early here

03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Everson compares

About 211 days separate Everson's last and first frost, putting it 14,765 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WA, it ranks 268 of 700.

Learn more

local microclimates explains what one yard in Everson can differ from the 98276 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Everson's frost date answer different questions.