Seldovia, AK 99663 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Seldovia, AK?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/10, about 255 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/01, about 145 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Seldovia 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 5 weeks of growing season left in Seldovia 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
05/10 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. 05/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Seldovia compares
About 145 days separate Seldovia's last and first frost, putting it 36,279 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AK, it ranks 61 of 269.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Seldovia's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Seldovia's dates instead of trusting one.