Ocean Shores, WA 98587 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ocean Shores, WA, ZIP 98587
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/26, roughly 241 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 180 frost-free days later.
Ocean Shores sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 8b around Ocean Shores has about 8 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.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ocean Shores compares
Ocean Shores's growing season runs about 180 days, ranking 24,831 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WA, it ranks 439 of 700.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Ocean Shores's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Ocean Shores can differ from the 98587 normal.