Last frost dates by city, from the station record

Among large US cities, the median last spring freeze of the past 30 years runs from Jan 18 in Fremont, CA, to May 16 in Anchorage, AK. 28 of the 150 largest cities have no spring freeze in most years or too few complete years to list.

When the last freeze comes

Cities by month of median last freeze

Cities by month of median last freeze Jan: 6 6 Feb: 25 25 Mar: 36 36 Apr: 48 48 May: 7 7 JanFebMarAprMay

Every city

A freeze is a daily low of 32°F or less at the city's station. Half of years end later than the median date.

Last spring freeze by city
AnchorageAKMay 16May 30201722
DenverCOMay 8May 24200230
AuroraCOMay 8May 24200230
Colorado SpringsCOMay 4May 21200130
MadisonWIMay 3May 31199630
Boise CityIDMay 1May 19200330
Sioux FallsSDMay 1May 20200030
RochesterNYApr 29May 23201530
Grand RapidsMIApr 29May 20200230
AkronOHApr 29May 25201326
SpokaneWAApr 28May 24201030
ToledoOHApr 27May 15199630
Fort WayneINApr 26May 19200230
ClevelandOHApr 25May 15199630
BuffaloNYApr 25May 14202030
LincolnNEApr 24May 16201430
MilwaukeeWIApr 23May 16199730
St. PaulMNApr 23May 13202027
MinneapolisMNApr 22May 14199630
WorcesterMAApr 21May 14202030
AuroraILApr 21Jun 8199629
ChicagoILApr 20May 21200230
RenoNVApr 19May 23201030
DetroitMIApr 19May 14202028
OmahaNEApr 18May 13199729
Des MoinesIAApr 17May 13199730
CincinnatiOHApr 17May 17201630
PittsburghPAApr 17May 14201327
ColumbusOHApr 16May 17201630
IndianapolisINApr 16May 19200230
EugeneORApr 16May 29200130
AmarilloTXApr 15May 4200830
LexingtonKYApr 15May 19200230
SalemORApr 14May 11201230
Overland ParkKSApr 14May 4201328
Salt Lake CityUTApr 13May 11199930
ProvidenceRIApr 11Apr 30202030
WichitaKSApr 10Apr 30200530
BaltimoreMDApr 8Apr 29202230
PhiladelphiaPAApr 7Apr 29201228
LubbockTXApr 7May 3201130
Santa RosaCAApr 7May 22201028
AlbuquerqueNMApr 6May 3200830
RaleighNCApr 6Apr 23202130
DurhamNCApr 6Apr 23202130
CaryNCApr 6Apr 23202130
Kansas CityMOApr 4Apr 24201330
GreensboroNCApr 4Apr 22202130
ClarksvilleTNApr 3Apr 22202128
BostonMAApr 3Apr 19202030
RichmondVAApr 3May 11202030
CharlotteNCApr 1Apr 25200530
Oklahoma CityOKApr 1Apr 24201330
TulsaOKApr 1Apr 24201330
St. LouisMOApr 1Apr 22202130
San JoseCAMar 31Jun 29201528
NewarkNJMar 31Apr 18202030
Jersey CityNJMar 31Apr 18202030
LouisvilleKYMar 30Apr 18199730
KnoxvilleTNMar 30Apr 22202130
New YorkNYMar 29Apr 16201430
YonkersNYMar 29Apr 16201430
NashvilleTNMar 27Apr 17201830
Winston-SalemNCMar 27Apr 25201225
AugustaGAMar 25Apr 17200830
BirminghamALMar 24Apr 18199730
WashingtonDCMar 24Apr 11201630
Virginia BeachVAMar 24Apr 19200125
FayettevilleNCMar 24Apr 23200925
HuntsvilleALMar 23Apr 16200830
ChattanoogaTNMar 23Apr 17201830
PortlandORMar 18Apr 11202130
ChesapeakeVAMar 18Apr 7201630
NorfolkVAMar 18Apr 7201630
VancouverWAMar 18Apr 11202130
SeattleWAMar 15May 17199927
AtlantaGAMar 14Apr 10200030
Little RockARMar 14Apr 16201830
MontgomeryALMar 13Apr 10200030
MemphisTNMar 13Apr 10200030
TallahasseeFLMar 12Apr 18199930
Newport NewsVAMar 11Apr 7201624
TacomaWAMar 8Apr 13202230
Fort WorthTXMar 6Apr 9200328
ArlingtonTXMar 6Apr 13199730
IrvingTXMar 6Apr 13199730
FriscoTXMar 6Apr 13199730
Grand PrairieTXMar 6Apr 13199730
El PasoTXMar 5Apr 6202530
ColumbusGAMar 4Apr 8200930
JacksonvilleFLMar 1Apr 8200730
ScottsdaleAZFeb 25Apr 2199919
DallasTXFeb 24Mar 26199630
PlanoTXFeb 24Mar 26199630
GarlandTXFeb 24Mar 26199630
McKinneyTXFeb 24Mar 26199630
San AntonioTXFeb 24Mar 30200330
StocktonCAFeb 22Apr 21200830
SacramentoCAFeb 22Apr 9199930
Elk GroveCAFeb 22Apr 9199930
Baton RougeLAFeb 21Mar 27201330
MobileALFeb 21Mar 31200329
AustinTXFeb 17Mar 12202230
TucsonAZFeb 14Apr 5202330
Corpus ChristiTXFeb 11Mar 11199630
RiversideCAFeb 10Apr 8199621
San BernardinoCAFeb 10Apr 8199621
FontanaCAFeb 10Apr 8199621
Moreno ValleyCAFeb 10Apr 8199621
BakersfieldCAFeb 7Mar 8201230
LaredoTXFeb 5Mar 11199630
ModestoCAFeb 5Apr 9199930
FresnoCAFeb 4Feb 28199630
Las VegasNVFeb 3Mar 4200230
HendersonNVFeb 3Mar 4200230
North Las VegasNVFeb 3Mar 4200230
HoustonTXJan 28Mar 12202230
PeoriaAZJan 22Feb 26201827
New OrleansLAJan 19Mar 10199627
OrlandoFLJan 19Mar 4201330
OaklandCAJan 18Feb 27201126
FremontCAJan 18Feb 27201126