Frost dates / Michigan / Portage

Frost dates in Portage, MI

The station on this page is KALAMAZOO BATTLE CK INTL AP, MI US (USW00094815), 3.3 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 49,975.

Zone 6aUSDA average annual extreme minimum -10°F to -5°F, from ZIP 49024 (1.5 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 28. Median first 32°F is October 18. The 50% growing-season length is 172 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	April 13	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 28	Median.
10%	May 13	Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	October 2	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	October 18	Median.
90%	November 1	Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this long	Days
10%	192
50%	172
90%	150

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 3	April 17	April 3
First, on or before	October 16	November 1	November 14
Season at least	217 days	196 days	174 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 24	May 8	April 24
First, on or before	September 22	October 6	October 19
Season at least	169 days	149 days	128 days

Station KALAMAZOO BATTLE CK INTL AP, MI US (USW00094815). Completeness flag R, 20 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 264.6 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

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Portage, MI

Zone 6aAverage annual extreme minimum -10°F to -5°F

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Michigan. Nearest qualified station: KALAMAZOO BATTLE CK INTL AP, MI US (USW00094815), 3.3 miles. Median last 32°F April 28. Median first 32°F October 18. The 50% growing-season length is 172 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	May 13	April 28	April 13
First 32°F on or before	October 2	October 18	November 1

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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