Pasco, WA 99301 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pasco, WA?
Around 04/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 242 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 168 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pasco 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 6 weeks of growing season left in Pasco 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
04/27 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. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pasco compares
At roughly 168 frost-free days, Pasco places 29,658 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WA, it ranks 544 of 700.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Pasco's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pasco's dates instead of trusting one.