McCleary, WA 98557 Frost Dates
Frost dates for McCleary, WA, ZIP 98557
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/01, about 246 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 169 frost-free days later.
McCleary sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
Zone 8a around McCleary has about 7 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
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How McCleary compares
About 169 days separate McCleary's last and first frost, putting it 29,471 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WA, it ranks 528 of 700.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around McCleary's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in McCleary can differ from the 98557 normal.