Wisconsin frost dates

Across 203 weather stations in Wisconsin, the median last spring frost runs from Apr 19 in Kenosha to Jun 3 in North Pelican, and the first fall frost from Sep 18 to Oct 29.

Wisconsin at a glance

Weather stations
203
Earliest last frost
Apr 19 Kenosha
Latest last frost
Jun 3 North Pelican
Longest season
192 days Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
Typical season
about 154 frost-free days
Hardiness zones
Zones 4a to 6a

Frost dates by weather station

Median frost dates for weather stations in Wisconsin
Weather stationLast spring frostFirst fall frostFrost-free daysZone
Afton - Janesville Wastewater PlantApr 26Oct 151705b
Alma DamApr 28Oct 141684b
AmeryMay 5Oct 41514b
AntigoMay 14Sep 301394b
AppletonMay 4Oct 61545b
ArlingtonMay 4Oct 61545a
AshlandMay 20Oct 21335a
Ashland Kennedy Memorial AirportMay 23Sep 291255a
Augusta Ranger StationMay 7Oct 11464b
BaldwinMay 6Oct 21484b
BarabooMay 5Oct 51525a
BayfieldMay 20Oct 81415a
Bayfield Fish HatcheryMay 23Oct 21315a
Beaver Dam Wastewater PlantMay 2Oct 91575a
Belgium Wastewater PlantMay 5Oct 121595b
BeloitMay 1Oct 121625b
Berlin Wastewater PlantMay 1Oct 81585a
Big Falls HydroMay 7Oct 31474a
BlairMay 9Oct 11434b
BloomerMay 5Oct 31514b
Boscobel AirportMay 3Oct 71555a
BrillionMay 6Oct 61515b
Brodhead Wastewater PlantApr 29Oct 121655a
Brookfield Wastewater PlantApr 30Oct 141645b
Brule Ranger StationMay 24Sep 261244a
BurlingtonMay 5Oct 91565b
ButternutMay 22Sep 241264a
CashtonApr 27Oct 141705a
Cashton 3 mi NNWMay 6Oct 31505a
Charmany FarmApr 28Oct 151695b
ChiltonMay 1Oct 141625b
Clam LakeMay 16Sep 301364a
Clinton Wastewater PlantApr 30Oct 101615b
ClintonvilleMay 4Oct 61545a
Crivitz High FallsMay 26Sep 221184b
CumberlandMay 5Oct 41524b
DaltonMay 6Oct 21505a
DanburyMay 11Sep 301384a
Darlington Wastewater PlantMay 3Oct 41535a
Delavan Wastewater PlantApr 28Oct 141685b
Denmark Wastewater PlantMay 6Oct 121585b
DodgeMay 5Oct 51524b
Dodgeville Wastewater PlantMay 3Oct 71575a
DrummondMay 20Oct 11324a
DurandMay 1Oct 101624b
Eagle RiverMay 25Sep 241214b
Eau ClaireApr 24Oct 141704b
Eau Claire Regional AirportMay 8Oct 41494b
EllsworthMay 13Sep 291394b
Ephraim -WwtpMay 14Oct 181555b
FlorenceMay 24Sep 251214b
Fond du LacApr 27Oct 191745b
Fond du Lac County AirportMay 1Oct 101605b
Fond du Lac Wastewater PlantMay 1Oct 121625b
Forestville-May 6Oct 171635b
Fort AtkinsonApr 28Oct 131665b
FoxboroJun 1Sep 221134a
FriendshipMay 9Oct 31474b
Gays MillsMay 3Oct 71565a
Genoa DamApr 22Oct 171785a
GermantownMay 6Oct 81545b
Goodman Sanitary DistrictMay 24Sep 301284b
GordonMay 22Sep 261264a
Grafton Wastewater PlantApr 23Oct 241826a
GrantsburgMay 11Oct 11414a
Green BayApr 30Oct 91615b
Green Bay BotanicalMay 7Oct 91545b
Hales Corners/Whitnall Park/BoMay 3Oct 141625b
Hancock Experiment FarmMay 10Oct 31464b
Hartford Wastewater PlantMay 8Oct 31485a
Hayward Municipal AirportMay 23Sep 221224a
Hayward Ranger StationMay 22Sep 231244a
HillsboroMay 5Oct 41534b
Hillsboro 2 mi SWMay 12Sep 291384b
Hingham Wastewater PlantMay 3Oct 161655b
HolcombeMay 5Oct 21494b
Horicon Wastewater PlantMay 1Oct 101585a
HurleyMay 24Sep 281284b
Hustisford Wastewater PlantApr 28Oct 101645a
JacksonApr 30Oct 151675b
Jefferson Wastewater PlantApr 25Oct 181735b
Jim FallsMay 1Oct 81584b
Jump RiverMay 20Sep 231254a
KenoshaApr 19Oct 261896a
Kenosha Regional AirportApr 28Oct 191745b
KewauneeMay 1Oct 181685b
La CrosseApr 27Oct 131675a
La Crosse Municipal AirportApr 23Oct 171775a
LadysmithMay 27Sep 221174a
Lake Geneva Wastewater PlantApr 25Oct 211795b
Lake Mills Wastewater PlantApr 29Oct 141675b
LakewoodMay 22Sep 281294b
LancasterApr 27Oct 111665a
LaonaMay 19Sep 291314b
LodiMay 1Oct 101625a
Lone Rock Tri County AirportApr 30Oct 91615a
LuckMay 6Oct 41494b
Lynxville DamApr 24Oct 171755a
Madeline IslandMay 20Oct 91405a
Madison Dane Regional AirportMay 1Oct 101605b
ManitowocApr 30Oct 201715b
MarinetteMay 4Oct 111605b
MarkesanMay 8Oct 21445a
Marshfield Experiment FarmMay 5Oct 51504b
Marshfield Municipal AirportMay 5Oct 51524b
MatherMay 6Oct 31484b
MaustonMay 2Oct 71585a
Mazomanie Wastewater PlantMay 7Oct 11485a
MedfordMay 11Oct 11414a
MellenMay 26Sep 271254b
MenomonieMay 9Oct 11434b
MerrillMay 11Sep 301394b
Milwaukee Mitchell AirportApr 19Oct 291926a
MinocquaMay 23Sep 271274a
MinongMay 10Oct 41444a
MondoviMay 10Oct 21444b
Monroe Wastewater PlantApr 27Oct 141705a
MontelloMay 3Oct 51535a
Mount Mary CollegeApr 26Oct 181735b
NecedahMay 17Sep 251314b
Necedah 5 mi WNWMay 1Oct 31574b
NeillsvilleMay 10Oct 11444b
New LondonMay 4Oct 61535a
North PelicanJun 3Sep 181064b
Oconomowoc Wastewater PlantApr 30Oct 121645b
OcontoMay 9Oct 61505a
OshkoshApr 24Oct 201785b
Oshkosh Wittman AirportApr 30Oct 131655b
OwenMay 13Sep 261364b
Paddock LakeApr 30Oct 151675b
Park Falls Dnr HeadquartersMay 15Sep 281344a
Pattison Ranger StaionMay 18Oct 31354b
Pell LakeApr 30Oct 131645b
PeshtigoMay 11Oct 51455b
PlattevilleApr 30Oct 131665a
Plymouth Wastewater PlantMay 3Oct 101595b
Port WashingtonApr 27Oct 221765b
Port WingMay 31Oct 21235a
Portage Wastewater PlantApr 28Oct 101645a
Prairie du ChienApr 28Oct 121665a
PrenticeMay 23Sep 231244a
RacineApr 20Oct 241846a
Racine Batten AirportApr 24Oct 241806a
ReedsburgMay 2Oct 71565a
Rest LakeMay 25Sep 211174a
RhinelanderMay 22Sep 241254b
Rhinelander 4 mi NEMay 23Sep 231244b
Rhinelander Oneida AirportMay 26Sep 231204b
Rice LakeMay 8Oct 21454b
Rice Reservoir Tomahawk-2May 10Oct 41464a
RichfieldApr 30Oct 161675a
Richland CenterMay 5Oct 61545a
RidgelandMay 10Sep 291404b
RiponMay 1Oct 111635a
River FallsMay 11Oct 11434b
Rochester Wastewater PlantMay 5Oct 101565b
Rock SpringsApr 24Oct 201785a
RosholtMay 6Oct 51504b
Sauk City Wastewater PlantMay 4Oct 61555a
Saukville Wastewater PlantMay 5Oct 111586a
SaxonMay 23Oct 11324b
ShawanoMay 9Oct 21445a
SheboyganApr 25Oct 231796a
Sheboygan County Memorial AirportMay 5Oct 81545b
Sheboygan Wastewater PlantMay 2Oct 211696a
Slinger Wastewater PlantMay 5Oct 51525a
Solon SpringsMay 12Oct 21424a
South Milwaukee Wastewater PlantApr 22Oct 261846a
SpartaMay 9Oct 11444b
Spooner Ag Res StationMay 14Sep 281354a
St. Croix FallsMay 4Oct 81564b
St. GermainMay 19Oct 31364a
Stanley Wastewater PlantMay 7Oct 31474b
SteubenApr 22Oct 201795a
Stevens PointMay 4Oct 71555a
Stockbridge-Munsee RsvnMay 13Sep 301414b
StoughtonApr 30Oct 111635b
Sturgeon Bay Experiment FarmMay 8Oct 131575b
SullivanMay 3Oct 91575b
SuperiorMay 6Oct 91545a
SuringMay 14Oct 11395a
Town of WestfordMay 1Oct 111635a
Trempealeau DamApr 29Oct 111655a
Two RiversApr 27Oct 211755b
Union GroveMay 5Oct 81565b
Uw Arboretum - MadisonMay 1Oct 91615a
ViroquaMay 7Oct 21485a
Washington IslandMay 15Oct 141526a
Waterloo Wastewater PlantApr 30Oct 91635b
Watertown Wastewater PlantApr 28Oct 121675b
Waukesha Wastewater PlantMay 1Oct 131625b
WaupacaMay 8Oct 61515a
Wausau Downtown AirportMay 6Oct 41505a
West AllisApr 26Oct 221775b
West BendMay 4Oct 111575b
West Bend Public WorksMay 1Oct 121615b
WeyerhaeuserMay 9Sep 291404a
WhitewaterMay 2Oct 91575b
Willow ReservoirMay 13Oct 31414a
WinterMay 19Sep 271294a
Wisconsin DellsMay 8Oct 31465a
Wisconsin RapidsMay 9Sep 301424b
Wisconsin Rapids Alexander FieldMay 8Oct 11454b

Median dates from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. How to read them.