Raymond, WA 98577 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Raymond, WA, ZIP 98577
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 177 frost-free days later.
Raymond 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 Raymond 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.
The actual range around Raymond's last frost
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Raymond compares
Raymond's growing season runs about 177 days, ranking 26,120 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WA, it ranks 461 of 700.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Raymond can differ from the 98577 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Raymond's frost date answer different questions.