Frost Report

All states Iowa

Frost dates in Iowa

The typical last spring frost and first fall frost for 150 places in Iowa. Each page has the chance of frost by date and when to plant.

Places in Iowa

PlaceLast spring frostFirst fall frost
AlbiaApril 24October 16
AlgonaApril 30October 6
AmesApril 26October 8
AnamosaMay 1October 4
AnkenyApril 23October 15
ArmstrongMay 4October 1
AtlanticApril 30October 2
AudubonMay 2October 3
Battle CreekMay 1October 1
BedfordApril 24October 15
Belle PlaineApril 28October 10
BellevueApril 25October 16
BettendorfApril 16October 25
BloomfieldApril 16October 22
BooneApril 28October 12
BurlingtonApril 18October 20
BurlingtonApril 15October 20
CarrollApril 27October 10
Cedar RapidsApril 27October 11
CentervilleApril 28October 14
Central CityMay 3October 7
CharitonMay 5October 5
Charles CityApril 30October 6
CherokeeMay 4October 4
ClarenceApril 27October 10
ClarindaApril 25October 11
Clear LakeMay 3October 1
ClintonApril 22October 16
Columbus JunctionApril 26October 10
ConradApril 30October 6
CorningApril 27October 12
CorydonApril 21October 19
CrescoMay 8October 1
CrestonApril 28October 11
Dakota CityApril 26October 12
Davis CityApril 16October 21
DecorahMay 3October 7
DenisonApril 27October 11
Des MoinesApril 18October 20
DolliverMay 2September 30
DubuqueApril 19October 21
DyersvilleApril 28October 10
Eagle GroveApril 30October 10
EldoraApril 27October 10
EldridgeApril 21October 17
ElkaderMay 8October 1
EmmetsburgApril 27October 7
EsthervilleMay 2October 3
EverlyMay 2October 2
FairfieldApril 27October 12
Forest CityApril 30October 7
Fort DodgeApril 28October 8
Fort MadisonApril 12October 25
GarnerApril 29October 7
GlenwoodApril 23October 11
Grand RiverApril 23October 17
GreenfieldApril 25October 12
GrinnellMay 3October 6
Grundy CenterApril 29October 9
GuttenbergApril 21October 18
HamptonApril 29October 9
HarlanApril 27October 9
HartleyMay 1October 7
HawardenMay 1October 4
HolsteinApril 30October 9
HumboldtApril 27October 9
Ida GroveApril 27October 12
IndependenceApril 30October 7
IndianolaApril 24October 12
Iowa CityApril 21October 18
Iowa FallsApril 28October 10
JeffersonApril 26October 9
KellertonApril 16October 20
KeokukApril 10October 27
KeosauquaApril 26October 13
Lake ParkApril 30October 10
LamoniApril 17October 21
LamontMay 4October 1
LaurensApril 30October 5
Le MarsApril 30October 4
LeonApril 30October 8
LisbonApril 27October 13
MadridApril 23October 14
ManchesterMay 3October 4
MapletonMay 3October 1
MaquoketaApril 25October 14
MarionApril 28October 12
MarshalltownApril 28October 7
Mason CityApril 29October 7
MaynardApril 27October 13
MilfordMay 1October 6
Missouri ValleyApril 29October 8
MitchellvilleApril 21October 15
MondaminMay 1October 3
MoraviaApril 18October 23
Mount AyrApril 25October 12
Mount PleasantApril 30October 10
MuscatineApril 24October 14
NevadaApril 26October 12
New HamptonMay 2October 5
NewtonApril 22October 17
NorthwoodMay 4October 4
OaklandApril 23October 14
OelweinApril 30October 9
OnawaMay 1October 3
OsageApril 30October 9
OsceolaApril 29October 9
OskaloosaApril 21October 16
OttumwaApril 23October 14
ParkersburgApril 27October 8
PaullinaApril 29October 10
PellaApril 20October 19
PeostaApril 28October 11
PerryApril 25October 10
PocahontasApril 26October 7
PostvilleMay 1October 3
Red OakApril 24October 13
Rock RapidsMay 1October 4
Rockwell CityApril 26October 10
Sac CityApril 30October 6
SalixApril 29October 5
SheldonMay 5September 28
ShenandoahApril 20October 17
SibleyMay 5October 3
SidneyApril 19October 19
SigourneyApril 24October 15
Sioux CenterApril 30October 3
Sioux CityApril 29October 7
SpencerMay 1October 3
Spirit LakeApril 28October 11
State CenterApril 24October 12
Storm LakeApril 25October 13
StuartMay 2October 3
SumnerApril 29October 9
TamaApril 30October 9
TiptonApril 21October 15
UrbandaleApril 19October 18
UteApril 25October 12
VintonMay 3October 3
WalcottApril 23October 15
WashingtonApril 28October 11
WaterlooApril 27October 10
WaukonMay 2October 11
Webster CityMay 3October 2
West LibertyApril 29October 9
West PointApril 17October 22
West UnionMay 4October 4
WilliamsburgApril 28October 9
WiltonApril 18October 22
WintersetApril 30October 3

Typical year: frost is over (spring) or has come (fall) by that date in half of years. "n/a" means frost is too rare there to give a date.