Goldendale, WA 98613 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Goldendale, WA?
Around 04/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 226 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 197 frost-free days later.
Goldendale sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Goldendale before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Goldendale's last frost
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Goldendale compares
About 197 days separate Goldendale's last and first frost, putting it 18,679 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WA, it ranks 335 of 700.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Goldendale's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Goldendale's dates instead of trusting one.