Stebbins, AK 99671 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Stebbins, AK?
Around 06/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 281 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/03, about 88 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Stebbins in Zone 3b (-35 to -30°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 1 week of growing season left in Stebbins before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Stebbins's last frost
06/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Stebbins compares
About 88 days separate Stebbins's last and first frost, putting it 39,954 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AK, it ranks 230 of 269.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Stebbins's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Stebbins can differ from the 99671 normal.