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United States: frost dates by city

The average last spring frost and first autumn frost in 3 cities of United States, from ten years of weather. The last spring frost comes earliest in New York and latest in Denver.

CityLast spring frostFirst autumn frostFrost-free days
New York3 April20 November231 days
Chicago18 April6 November202 days
Denver1 May15 October167 days

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

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