Cashmere, WA 98821 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cashmere, WA?
Around 04/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 219 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 208 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cashmere in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Cashmere before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cashmere compares
Cashmere's growing season runs about 208 days, ranking 15,619 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WA, it ranks 280 of 700.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Cashmere's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Cashmere can differ from the 98821 normal.