ZIP 60201 Zone 6a

Illinois · USDA zone 6a, average annual extreme minimum -10°F to -5°F.

Nearest qualified station: CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, IL US (USC00111497), 7.6 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is April 26. Median first 32°F is October 21. The 50% growing-season length is 176 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.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
90%April 11Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 26Median.
10%May 11Later 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.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
10%October 5Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 21Median.
90%November 2Later 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 longDays
10%197
50%176
90%155

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 28April 13March 31
First, on or beforeOctober 17November 1November 14
Season at least222 days202 days179 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 26May 8April 24
First, on or beforeSeptember 28October 10October 24
Season at least174 days154 days135 days

Station CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, IL US (USC00111497). Completeness flag S, 29 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 192 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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