Last frost dates in Michigan

Typical last frost
April 29

That is the date for the typical Michigan resident, weighted by city population. Across the state the average last frost runs from April 19 to May 8, so look up your own town below.

Earliest city
Apr 19
Latest city
May 8
Typical first frost
Oct 21
Cities
59
This week in Michigan

No frost in the forecast for the next 7 nights

National Weather Service forecast, updated Oct 22, 11:10 UTC

May 1Apr 15May 15NSDetroit: Apr 27DetroitGrand Rapids: May 6Grand RapidsWarren: Apr 21WarrenSterling Heights: Apr 30Sterling HeightsAnn Arbor: May 5Ann ArborLansing: May 1Dearborn: May 1Livonia: May 1Troy: Apr 26Farmington Hills: May 1Westland: Apr 20Flint: May 3Wyoming: May 6Rochester Hills: Apr 26Southfield: May 1Kalamazoo: Apr 28Novi: May 1Pontiac: Apr 26Taylor: Apr 20Dearborn Heights: May 1St. Clair Shores: Apr 29Royal Oak: Apr 21Kentwood: Apr 30Battle Creek: Apr 30Portage: Apr 28East Lansing: Apr 28Roseville: Apr 29Saginaw: Apr 29Midland: Apr 29Lincoln Park: May 1Muskegon: Apr 30Holland: Apr 28Eastpointe: Apr 29Bay City: Apr 27Jackson: May 1Burton: May 8Oak Park: Apr 27Southgate: Apr 20Forest Hills: Apr 29Madison Heights: Apr 21Port Huron: Apr 19Allen Park: May 1Hamtramck: Apr 21Garden City: May 1Auburn Hills: Apr 26Walker: May 6Allendale: Apr 30Okemos: Apr 28Holt: Apr 28Norton Shores: Apr 30Inkster: Apr 20Romulus: Apr 20Wyandotte: May 1Waverly: May 1Marquette: May 8Birmingham: Apr 26Mount Pleasant: Apr 30Adrian: May 1Monroe: Apr 23
Each dot is a city: further right means a later last frost, higher up means further north. Bigger dots are bigger cities.

Frost dates by city

CityLast frostSafe afterFirst frostSeason
DetroitApr 27May 11Oct 25181 days
Grand RapidsMay 6May 23Oct 10157 days
WarrenApr 21May 6Oct 31190 days
Sterling HeightsApr 30May 15Oct 24174 days
Ann ArborMay 5May 20Oct 10157 days
LansingMay 1May 18Oct 13162 days
DearbornMay 1May 18Oct 15166 days
LivoniaMay 1May 16Oct 17165 days
TroyApr 26May 12Oct 22177 days
Farmington HillsMay 1May 16Oct 17165 days
WestlandApr 20May 8Oct 27188 days
FlintMay 3May 20Oct 13162 days
WyomingMay 6May 23Oct 10157 days
Rochester HillsApr 26May 12Oct 22177 days
SouthfieldMay 1May 16Oct 17165 days
KalamazooApr 28May 13Oct 18172 days
NoviMay 1May 16Oct 17165 days
PontiacApr 26May 12Oct 22177 days
TaylorApr 20May 8Oct 27188 days
Dearborn HeightsMay 1May 18Oct 15166 days
St. Clair ShoresApr 29May 13Oct 22176 days
Royal OakApr 21May 6Oct 31190 days
KentwoodApr 30May 17Oct 14167 days
Battle CreekApr 30May 17Oct 19170 days
PortageApr 28May 13Oct 18172 days
East LansingApr 28May 16Oct 17173 days
RosevilleApr 29May 13Oct 22176 days
SaginawApr 29May 13Oct 21175 days
MidlandApr 29May 16Oct 16167 days
Lincoln ParkMay 1May 18Oct 15166 days
MuskegonApr 30May 18Oct 19170 days
HollandApr 28May 16Oct 21175 days
EastpointeApr 29May 13Oct 22176 days
Bay CityApr 27May 11Oct 20173 days
JacksonMay 1May 18Oct 14164 days
BurtonMay 8May 22Oct 5148 days
Oak ParkApr 27May 11Oct 25181 days
SouthgateApr 20May 8Oct 27188 days
Forest HillsApr 29May 15Oct 20174 days
Madison HeightsApr 21May 6Oct 31190 days
Port HuronApr 19May 4Nov 3196 days
Allen ParkMay 1May 18Oct 15166 days
HamtramckApr 21May 6Oct 31190 days
Garden CityMay 1May 18Oct 15166 days
Auburn HillsApr 26May 12Oct 22177 days
WalkerMay 6May 23Oct 10157 days
AllendaleApr 30May 16Oct 24175 days
OkemosApr 28May 16Oct 17173 days
HoltApr 28May 16Oct 17173 days
Norton ShoresApr 30May 18Oct 19170 days
InksterApr 20May 8Oct 27188 days
RomulusApr 20May 8Oct 27188 days
WyandotteMay 1May 18Oct 15166 days
WaverlyMay 1May 18Oct 13162 days
MarquetteMay 8May 23Oct 21164 days
BirminghamApr 26May 12Oct 22177 days
Mount PleasantApr 30May 16Oct 20171 days
AdrianMay 1May 17Oct 15164 days
MonroeApr 23May 7Oct 23182 days

When to plant in Michigan

Questions

When is the last frost in Michigan?

It depends on where you are. Across the 59 cities we track, the average last frost runs from April 19 to May 8. In Detroit, the largest, it is April 27.

When is the first frost in Michigan?

For a typical resident, around October 21. Higher and more northern towns get it earlier.