Sand Point, AK 99661 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Sand Point, AK?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/11, roughly 256 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 160 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sand Point in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Sand Point 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
05/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sand Point compares
About 160 days separate Sand Point's last and first frost, putting it 32,463 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AK, it ranks 29 of 269.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Sand Point's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Sand Point's dates instead of trusting one.