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Springdale, WA 99034 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Springdale, WA?

Zone 6b

The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/10, about 255 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/26, about 137 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Springdale in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 4 weeks of growing season left in Springdale before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Springdale's last frost

05/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Springdale compares

At roughly 137 frost-free days, Springdale places 37,575 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WA, it ranks 625 of 700.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Springdale's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Springdale's dates instead of trusting one.