Last Frost Date Ann Arbor: Frost Dates, Late Frost Risk & Growing Season

When is the last spring frost and the first autumn frost in Ann Arbor? Frost dates from 30 years of data, the risk of late frost, frost-free days and planting dates.

The frost season in Ann Arbor

  • Last frost (average): April 19
  • In 1 year out of 10 it still freezes on May 8.
  • First frost: November 1
  • Frost-free season: 187 days
  • Frost after 15 May: in 0 % of years

Frost days per month in Ann Arbor

  • January: 27.1 · -7 °C
  • February: 24.4 · -6 °C
  • March: 20.2 · -2 °C
  • April: 5.7 · 4 °C
  • May: 0.2 · 10 °C
  • June: 0 · 16 °C
  • July: 0 · 18 °C
  • August: 0 · 17 °C
  • September: 0 · 13 °C
  • October: 1 · 7 °C
  • November: 13.4 · 1 °C
  • December: 24.1 · -4 °C
  • Matched to the average lows of a weather station 30 km away – accurate to about ±1–2 weeks.
  • Daily minimum temperatures 2 m above ground over 30 years (1991–2020), NASA POWER; station data: Deutscher Wetterdienst (CC BY 4.0). Ground frost can form while the air at 2 m is still +2 to +3 °C.