Pilot Point, AK 99649 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pilot Point, AK?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 06/09, roughly 285 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/11, about 93 frost-free days later.
Zone 5a (-20 to -15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Pilot Point, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 2 weeks of growing season left in Pilot Point before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 06/09 isn't a guarantee
06/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pilot Point compares
Pilot Point's growing season runs about 93 days, ranking 39,881 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AK, it ranks 214 of 269.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Pilot Point's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pilot Point's dates instead of trusting one.