Wilson Creek, WA 98853 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wilson Creek, WA, ZIP 98853
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/22, about 237 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 175 frost-free days later.
Wilson Creek sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Wilson Creek 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.
Why 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wilson Creek compares
About 175 days separate Wilson Creek's last and first frost, putting it 27,255 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WA, it ranks 473 of 700.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Wilson Creek's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Wilson Creek's dates instead of trusting one.