Wales, AK 99783 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wales, AK?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 06/05, about 281 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/03, about 88 frost-free days later.
Zone 3b (-35 to -30°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 Wales, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 1 week of growing season left in Wales 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
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 Wales compares
At roughly 88 frost-free days, Wales places 39,962 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AK, it ranks 237 of 269.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Wales's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Wales can differ from the 99783 normal.